Continuous rainfall further kept people from venturing out, leaving major junctions such as Secunderabad, Tank Bund, Ameerpet, Dilsukhnagar and Gachibowli sparsely used. Even heavy-traffic stretches like Panjagutta and Kukatpally saw unusually thin movement.

“It felt like a holiday for the roads as well. With people staying indoors, traffic has been easy to manage and civic officials are also completing road repairs,” said a traffic police officer at Amberpet. Officials expect normal traffic to resume on Monday when offices and schools reopen.