Hyderabad, March 26 -- Several petrol pumps in Hyderabad and many parts of Telangana shut their operations on Wednesday due to depletion of stocks in the wake of panic buying of fuel by consumers in the last two days, people familiar with the matter said.

Long queues of vehicles were witnessed at several petrol pumps, while "no-stock" boards were put up at many other bunks due to non-arrival of stocks on time. The disruption led to a surge in demand at operational fuel stations, with stock at some pumps getting exhausted within a single day.

In areas such as SR Nagar and Ameerpet, hundreds of auto rickshaws were seen lined up at fuel stations throughout the day. The situation also affected public transport availability, leaving passenge...