Gurugram:
An aged man in white kurta-pyjama waded via knee-deep water on a highway, his half-submerged scooty.
Behind him, down the identical highway, a younger woman in a inexperienced t-shirt of a fast commerce app pushed her two-wheeler via muddy water, seemingly blended with sewage from the drain connected to the highway.
Two college students carrying schoolbags above their heads walked slowly as they felt the bottom’s stability earlier than taking every step. There was no technique to inform if the highway had any massive pothole or worse, open manholes.
This was one of many scenes at this time at a small nook of Gurugram after simply an hour of rain. Now, town adminitration has annnounced work-from-home (WFH) to handle the state of affairs.
Residents of the ‘Millenium Metropolis’ have complained that the collapse of civic infrastructure retains repeating each time there may be rain of a barely longer length. The worst-hit at this time after it rained for about an hour was Patel Nagar, residents mentioned, although many different localities additionally reported flooding at public areas.
College students strolling dwelling from faculty ran in direction of greater floor, reminiscent of bus stops on a raised platform, to keep away from falling into bother.
Many drivers have been seen leaving their automobiles after the engines stalled. It was worse for two-wheeler riders who had no alternative however to both push via or depart their automobiles sideways since dropping the stand was not possible as a result of uneven floor, hidden from view by water.
The rain additionally slowed down visitors on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, forcing 1000’s of automobiles to crawl regardless of the highway having sufficient width to accommodate various them for working nearabout the pace restrict.
Outdoors Magnolias, the place some flats promote for over Rs 50 crore, the roads had was rivers of types.
“The drainage system in Gurugram is abysmal. One can hold posting, hold demanding accountability however nothing adjustments. Nothing!” a submit on X mentioned.
Outdoors Magnolias, Gurugram. The place flats promote for Rs 50 crore plus. Drainage system in Ggn is abysmal! One can hold posting, hold demanding accountabilty however nothing adjustments! Nothing ! pic.twitter.com/j2NxQTngNt
— vedika sud (@vedikas) August 24, 2026
The stretch from Signature Tower to Hero Honda Chowk, which normally took quarter-hour to cowl, took at the least 50 minutes at this time, commuters mentioned.
A big part of the expressway close to Cyber Hub, reverse Gateway Tower Metro station, was submerged, disrupting visitors on the foremost thoroughfare. Sheetla Mata Street, which has emerged as one in every of Gurugram’s flood-prone areas this monsoon, was among the many worst affected.
The district administration mentioned Gurugram obtained 70 mm of rainfall by 1.30 pm. Key areas together with Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Railway Street, Sector 5, Previous Delhi Street, Mehrauli Street and Basai Street have been a number of the most affected.
