“Now it rains abruptly and closely.”
“We did not anticipate Gurugram will develop this massive.”
“Too many individuals and vehicles now in Gurugram.”
“The plan made 60 years in the past was insufficient.”
“All shall be fastened by 2047.”
“There isn’t a fault of the federal government.”
These are a number of the gems from BJP MP from Haryana Dharambir Singh when questioned on the mess referred to as Gurugram after a spell of rain.
Singh blamed all the pieces below the solar, however the authorities, for the crumbling infrastructure of the millennium metropolis. He insisted that the authorities “work laborious to make sure there is no such thing as a jam and waterlogging, however all cannot be carried out”.
Gurugram sinks, BJP MP says wait until 2047 for options
Viksit Gurugram in 21 years: BJP Haryana MP @ch_dharambir@Ankit_Tyagi01 | #NationwideAt6 pic.twitter.com/pfcJkqqOcw
— NDTV (@ndtv) August 25, 2026
Based on the BJP MP from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, the flaw lies with Gurugram’s planning 60 years in the past, when planners did not realise that the town would develop at this tempo. “We did not know so many individuals, homes and autos will come to Gurugram,” the MP advised NDTV.
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He additional stated that the previous drainage system has been encroached upon, and the drains can’t be widened now. “The previous drains have been squeezed as a consequence of development. We’re unable to broaden them now,” he identified.
Singh additionally blamed the depth of rain and altering climate. “Lately there’s sudden and heavy rain. Water will get amassed and takes time to go away,” he stated.
Whereas the town witnessed horrific scenes once more this 12 months amid monsoon rain with roads flooded and faculty buses caught for hours, the MP refused in charge the federal government and the administration. “We work to the perfect of our talents to empty the water.”
Requested when the issues of the individuals within the millennium metropolis will go away, the MP stated that the masterplan for 2047 will repair all the problems.
“The brand new masterplan for 2047 will develop the town for future wants. All shall be taken care of then.”
BJP MP from Gurugram Rao Inderjit Singh, on his half, has blamed Congress-era insurance policies for the issues of Gurugram. “Waterlogging has been occurring in Gurugram for years. The principle motive is that growth has taken place over the previous, conventional drains that used to hold water from the hills to the Yamuna. We’re nonetheless coping with the results of this growth that occurred throughout the Congress period right this moment,” the MP stated.
Gurugram sinks, BJP MP says wait until 2047 for options
Viksit Gurugram in 21 years: BJP Haryana MP @ch_dharambir@Ankit_Tyagi01 | #NationwideAt6 pic.twitter.com/pfcJkqqOcw
— NDTV (@ndtv) August 25, 2026
The MP, who’s himself a former Congressman, stated that underground tunnels are the one answer to the town’s flooding issues.
“The one strategy to repair this now could be to assemble underground tunnels, just like these constructed for the Metro, alongside the paths of the previous drains to channel the water by means of these unique routes. What we’re doing proper now could be basically a ‘Band-Assist’ answer. It presents some reduction, but when we block the water in a single place, it finds a means out elsewhere. The federal government is engaged on this, and we’re arranging the required funds.”
