Overview
- A timber‑laden lorry overturned on NH‑65 near Inamguda, causing a traffic jam of about six kilometres before police cleared the route with a crane.
- NHAI recorded roughly 72,000 vehicles at Panthangi in a day and about 55,000 at Keesara, with extra booths opened and up to 12 of 16 gates in use to cut queues.
- TGSRTC is running 6,431 festival special buses with permitted fares up to 1.5 times on peak days, as South Central Railway manages packed stations with regulated queues and added security.
- APSRTC has fielded 8,432 special services and plans 1,500 additional buses from Visakhapatnam, maintaining normal fares and free travel for women under state schemes.
- Andhra Pradesh’s transport minister warned private operators against overcharging after reports of fares roughly doubling on some Hyderabad–Vijayawada routes, and return traffic is projected to peak on January 18–19.