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Gurugram streets flood after brief monsoon rain spell
NDTV··5 Aug
Late-afternoon rain left several parts of Gurugram waterlogged, with the road beneath IFFCO Chowk Metro Station submerged within an hour. Commuters were seen wading through water at Sukhrali Chowk as auto-rickshaws stalled. Evening peak traffic jammed across Millennium City roads, the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and other arterial stretches. Police and civic teams were deployed to manage diversions and drainage.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Gurugram commuters should plan extra travel time on rainy evenings, especially around IFFCO Chowk, MG Road and expressway links.
- Office workers can expect surge pricing and long waits for cabs when underpasses and service roads flood.
- Residents near known waterlogging points may want alternate routes before the next monsoon spell.
What's Happening
- Late-afternoon rain left several Gurugram roads waterlogged, with the stretch beneath IFFCO Chowk Metro Station submerged within an hour.
- Commuters waded through knee-deep water at places such as Sukhrali Chowk as autos stalled and evening traffic jammed.
- Police and civic teams managed diversions, while congestion also hit the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and other arterial roads.
Why Short Showers Still Paralyse Gurugram Roads
- Waterlogging returned to familiar monsoon choke points despite years of drainage projects and underpass pumping systems.
- Kanwar yatra diversions had already slowed traffic before rain intensified the evening gridlock.
- Cab fares spiked during the jam, with some reported trips costing several times the usual amount.
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