<p>Vehicular traffic between Hyderabad and Vijayawada came to a halt on Friday due to flooding of the highway.</p>.<p>Flood waters from Munneru river flooded the National Highway 65 at Itavaram near Nandigama in NTR district.</p>.<p>Vehicles heading for Vijayawada from Hyderabad were being diverted at Kodad in Telangana.</p>.<p>Officials said the traffic was being routed through Huzurnagar and Miryalguda.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/panchganga-river-crosses-warning-mark-after-heavy-rains-in-kolhapur-residents-of-6-villages-asked-to-shift-to-safer-places-1241201.html">Panchganga river crosses warning mark after heavy rains in Kolhapur; residents of 6 villages asked to shift to safer places</a></strong></p>.<p>The diversion has led to massive traffic jams up to a distance of five kilometers on Kodad-Huzurnagar road.</p>.<p>Munneru river in Khammam district is in spate since Thursday and heavy flow downstream has led to inundation of the key national highway in NTR district.</p>.<p>The highway was also flooded at the Keesara tollgate in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>In view of this, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has suspended its services between Hyderabad and Vijayawada on the national highway.</p>.<p>TSRTC Managing Director V C Sajjanar said the buses were being operated through alternate route via Miryalguda, Piduguralla and Guntur.</p>.<p>Buses on this route will be operated with a frequency of every 30 minutes.</p>.<p>People travelling by TSRTC and Andhra State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses were stranded for hours on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>Initially, police tried to regulate traffic on one side of the four-way highway, but had to suspend the movement of vehicles completely as both the roads were submerged.</p>
<p>Vehicular traffic between Hyderabad and Vijayawada came to a halt on Friday due to flooding of the highway.</p>.<p>Flood waters from Munneru river flooded the National Highway 65 at Itavaram near Nandigama in NTR district.</p>.<p>Vehicles heading for Vijayawada from Hyderabad were being diverted at Kodad in Telangana.</p>.<p>Officials said the traffic was being routed through Huzurnagar and Miryalguda.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/panchganga-river-crosses-warning-mark-after-heavy-rains-in-kolhapur-residents-of-6-villages-asked-to-shift-to-safer-places-1241201.html">Panchganga river crosses warning mark after heavy rains in Kolhapur; residents of 6 villages asked to shift to safer places</a></strong></p>.<p>The diversion has led to massive traffic jams up to a distance of five kilometers on Kodad-Huzurnagar road.</p>.<p>Munneru river in Khammam district is in spate since Thursday and heavy flow downstream has led to inundation of the key national highway in NTR district.</p>.<p>The highway was also flooded at the Keesara tollgate in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>In view of this, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has suspended its services between Hyderabad and Vijayawada on the national highway.</p>.<p>TSRTC Managing Director V C Sajjanar said the buses were being operated through alternate route via Miryalguda, Piduguralla and Guntur.</p>.<p>Buses on this route will be operated with a frequency of every 30 minutes.</p>.<p>People travelling by TSRTC and Andhra State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses were stranded for hours on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>Initially, police tried to regulate traffic on one side of the four-way highway, but had to suspend the movement of vehicles completely as both the roads were submerged.</p>