With the city recording 714 mm of rainfall, the residents were seen helpless and multiple stretches across Gurugram turned into lakes. However, officials claimed that efforts were on to clear waterlogging.
With heavy rain lashing the city since the early hours of Monday, several parts of the district were inundated, and water also entered several houses in Sector 7, Sector 9, Sector 10, Malibu Town, Ashok Vihar, Palam Vihar and Sushant Lok.
The Gurugram district received over 714 mm rainfall from 8 am to 5 pm on Monday, according to the district administration.
“Water started to enter my house on Monday morning after 2-3 hours of rain. There was knee-deep water inside the house. Water has entered several houses in the locality. There is no way for the water to drain,” a resident of Sector 7 said.
Apart from the city roads and houses, multiple underpasses include, including Rajiv Chowk, Hero Hoda Chowk, Medanta Underpass and Signature Tower Underpass were also submerged into the rainwater. The local authorities had to installed barricades to stop the entry of the vehicle at these underpasses.
The Gurugram resident took social media to describe their anguish and held responsible the local authority due to this huge mess.
Meanwhile, despite the rain, the traffic police personnel of the district police were seen to manage traffic in knee-deep water. The traffic personnel were seen to clear roadside drain to flush out rainwater from the road.
"We are doing our job so that the commuters do not face any problem due to rain. We can not wait for other department officials to come here at the spot and flush out the water as it took so much time. So we are doing all possible things which can help us to reduce traffic congestion," a traffic cop at the Vatika Chowk said.