GGM wakes up to an underwater cityscape

A heavy pre-monsoon spell on Saturday night drenched Gurugram with 74mm of rain, plunging the city into chaos with waterlogging, stalled traffic, and civic breakdowns.

- Leena Dhankhar

GURUGRAM: A heavy pre-monsoon spell on Saturday night drenched Gurugram with 74mm of rain, plunging the city into chaos with waterlogging, stalled traffic, and civic breakdowns. Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged infrastructure, reigniting public fury over the city's perennial monsoon preparedness failures.

Several residential and commercial sectors—particularly Sectors 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 40, and 45—were waterlogged, while arterial roads such as Hero Honda Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, and the Delhi-Gurugram expressway service lanes saw major traffic disruptions. In Palam Vihar and DLF Phase 2, residents waded through ankle-deep water as vehicles stalled in flooded underpasses.