The 48 hour Telangana Bandh call given by Telangana Joint Action Committee has virtually thrown Hyderabad out of gear. Today and tomorrow the city is expected to come to a grinding halt. The state intelligence wing has already passed on inputs to the city police suggesting that the pro-Telangana agitators might create disturbance in some parts of the city. However no incidence of violence has been reported so far from anywhere in the city.

State-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) suspended all its services in Telangana districts and also the services which connect Telangana with Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and other towns in Andhra and Rayalaseema. Bus transport came to a grinding halt across Telangana as APSRTC cancelled all its bus services in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad causing inconvenience to commuters. South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled all Multi Modal Transit System (MMTS) or local trains in Hyderabad and Secunderabad as a precautionary measure. Shops, business establishments, petrol bunks and educational institutions also remained closed in response to the shutdown, demanding the centre to table a bill in parliament to carve out a separate state of Telangana.

The shutdown evoked total response in Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak and Adilabad districts. Activists of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and other constituents of JAC took to streets to force the closure of shops in some districts. They were also seen stopping private vehicles. All educational institutions remained closed in Hyderabad and nine other districts. Osmania University, Kakatiya University and Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University cancelled the examinations scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hyderabad police commissioner AK Khan imposed prohibitory orders (Sec 144) across the city instead of the earlier decision to impose prohibitory orders only around the secretariat, CM camp office, Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy collectorates. The prohibitory orders will be in force from July 5 to 11. Large number of paramilitary forces and greyhounds have already been deployed in the city. "Forces are geared up to face any untoward situation in OU, the hotbed for Telangana agitation," AK Khan said.