Heavy rain, water-logging at Gurugram worst affected people
Heavy rain, water-logging at Gurugram worst affected people
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Gurugram: Parts of Gurugram affected water-logging after receiving heavy rainfall on Monday morning. Vehicular traffic as well pedestrian movement were disrupted and the Commuters had a difficult time. Light rains started around 2.30 am on Monday, but it gained momentum by 3.30 am, and from morning to 9.00 am. it turned into a heavy downpour, as per reports.

Morning rush hour traffic was affected and the police struggled to keep the vehicles moving. The policemen were seen standing in knee-deep water while struggling to keep traffic going. Also, 3-4 feet of water accumulated at several city roads, including the city’s bus stand in old Gurugram.

Nearly 65 per cent of the city was submerged in an average of 2.5 feet of water with the worst-hit areas being Hero Honda Chowk,  Traffic movement on the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway was severely hit due to waterlogging.

According to the Weather department, the sky will generally remain cloudy in Gurugram. The city may receive one or two spells of rain over the next 2-3 hours.  The traffic police were quick to issue online alerts via Twitter about severely affected areas and deployed staff to clear the jams.

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