Hyderabad, June 20: Schools in Cyberabad may soon conduct online classes once a week during the monsoon season as police explore steps to reduce school-time traffic congestion and support civic works across the commissionerate.
Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh said the police will soon meet school managements and request them to hold online classes once a week, preferably during the middle of the week in July and August. If the proposal is accepted, students would attend eight online class days over two months.
The move comes as schools have reopened after the summer vacation and traffic congestion has returned to major school corridors. Roads near large campuses are again witnessing heavy traffic during morning and afternoon hours as parents, school buses, and private vehicles converge at the same time.
Officials said the proposed plan would reduce pressure on roads during the monsoon. It would also help municipal authorities carry out road repairs, drainage work, and other civic projects without major disruption.
Survey Flags Major School Traffic Pressure Points
A recent traffic survey of 526 large schools in Cyberabad found that nearly two lakh vehicles gather outside campuses within a 15-minute peak-hour window. The survey also found that 64 percent of schools are located on narrow roads, 56 percent do not have dedicated drop-off zones, and 29 percent have inadequate drop-off capacity. More than 250 schools have been identified as traffic congestion hotspots.
Jeedimetla emerged as the largest school traffic cluster with 116 schools and 73,041 students. Balanagar has 67 schools and 46,523 students, including 30 schools without organised transport services. Kukatpally has 40 schools and 37,728 students, with more than 32,000 depending on private transport and other travel modes. KPHB has 38 schools and 26,946 students, while 14 schools there do not have transport services.
Madhapur has turned into one of the most critical traffic zones because more than 1.5 lakh student movements overlap daily with office traffic from the IT corridor.
School traffic is also creating major delays in other parts of Hyderabad. In the Uppal division of Malkajgiri Traffic Zone II, 66 schools generate heavy vehicle movement every day. Together with the LB Nagar division, the zone has 111 educational institutions.
Traffic police said the Habsiguda-Nacharam corridor and Uppal remain the busiest school traffic stretches in the zone. To manage the situation, personnel are deployed from early morning at Survey of India Junction, Hyderabad Public School in Ramanthapur, and Delhi Public School in Nacharam. Police have also imposed restrictions on heavy vehicles, including private buses, during school rush hours.
Officials said one of the biggest reasons for congestion is the lack of dedicated holding areas for vehicles. In addition, the growing dependence on private vehicles for school drop-offs and pick-ups has worsened the situation. Roads designed for regular traffic are now forced to handle thousands of extra vehicle movements within a short time every day.
Parents have welcomed the proposal, saying it could reduce travel stress for children during heavy rains while also easing pressure on Hyderabad’s already crowded roads.
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