Rain clogs roads, e-way traffic

Early morning rain on Monday waterlogged several locations across Gurugram and caused severe traffic jams on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, delaying commuters going towards Delhi by at least 30 to 40 minutes.

- Debashish Karmakar

Gurugram saw 10.5mm rainfall between 5.30pm on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The most severe snarl was from the Sirhaul border till Rajiv Chowk, which was caused by waterlogging and aggravated after a truck broke down on the elevated section near Signature Tower. The Gurugram traffic police said they had already deployed personnel at key locations across the city in anticipation of traffic jams caused by rainfall, and the congestion was cleared quickly.

“We dispatched a crane to tow away the truck but it took time to reach the spot due to long vehicle queues,” said a traffic official. “All the snarls were cleared soon and the broken vehicle was removed using a crane,” said deputy commissioner of police Rajesh Kumar Mohan.