# Massive Dasara rush snarls Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway 2026-10-18T22:16:44+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A massive surge in traffic due to the Dasara festive season, holidays and the weekend has caused severe congestion on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway-65. At the Pantangi Toll Plaza in Choutuppal mandal of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district, vehicles are lining up for long distances, forcing motorists to wait considerable periods to pay toll charges. Cars, buses, lorries and other vehicles have added to the congestion, resulting in slow-moving traffic. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has increased bus services, but buses remain packed with passengers struggling to find seats. Commuters have urged authorities to deploy additional personnel and improve toll plaza arrangements to manage the festive rush. A similar traffic situation was also reported at the Gudur toll plaza in Bibinagar and the Inpamula toll plaza in Nalgonda district. Motorists have called on traffic police to continuously monitor congestion and streamline vehicle movement to minimise delays. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Dasara holiday rush has exposed the inadequacy of highway infrastructure around toll plazas in Telangana, with motorists facing hours of delay despite the TGSRTC adding buses. The bottleneck at Pantangi, Gudur and Inpamula plazas shows that simply increasing public transport does not solve the problem when private vehicle numbers spike. What remains unaddressed is whether the authorities will implement the commuters' demands for more personnel and better queue management before the next festival peak. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Straight news report of traffic conditions and commuter complaints This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Dasara, Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway, Pantangi Toll Plaza, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/massive-dasara-rush-snarls-hyderabad-vijayawada-highway/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/massive-dasara-rush-snarls-hyderabad-vijayawada-highway/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/