A huge traffic jam has brought half of Hyderabad and Secunderabad to a standstill since this morning. On one side, a large number of people have thronged to the Khairatabad Ganpati pandal to offer prayers to the tallest Vinayaka idol in the Telugu speaking states.
On the other hand, the Sikh community has carried out a huge Rath Yatra from Ameerpet Gurudwar to Gouliguda. The Khairatabad route is jam-packed till Kukatpally and commuters, especially students and employees, have been facing a lot of difficulties in swimming through the sea of traffic.
A large number of police personnel have been deployed to ease the situation. The cops are diverting the traffic via SR Nagar and Punjagutta circles. The situation will remain the same for the next few days until the Vinayak immersion.