Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Monday conducted an aerial survey of Gurgaon and took stock of waterlogging situation and roads damaged in the wake of heavy rain last week.
Talking to the media after the survey, he said waterlogging at the Hero Honda Chowk was an old problem and the shortcomings in the National Highway-8 construction were responsible for the same.
He said that the construction of a flyover led to waterlogging at the Hero Honda Chowk, due to which only three of the six lanes of the national highway were operational. Two heavy vehicles broke down on the service lane, resulting in road blockade. Unprecedented heavy rain further worsened the situation.
However, the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation, the district administration and the Irrigation Department were studying the causes of waterlogging in the area, which resulted in a massive traffic jam on July 28. CM said the Badshahpur drain had been encroached upon and was also not cleaned properly, due to which the rainwater could not be disposed of quickly.