Gurugram: Heavy rainfall led to extreme waterlogging and site visitors congestion in a number of components of Gurugram on Sunday with the administration advising company homes to work at home on Monday and faculties to announce a vacation. The downpour wreaked havoc as arterial roads, parks, underpasses, markets, and even faculties and hospitals had been inundated.
Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav urged residents to remain indoors and enterprise out just for important work. He additionally mentioned company workplaces have been requested to advise their employees to work at home on Monday in order that waterlogged roads could be cleared as quickly because the rain stops.
“Due to incessant rainfall, roads are waterlogged and commuting is extremely difficult. Hence, the schools will remain closed tomorrow (July 10) for students’ safety, by orders from the District Authorities,” learn a message from the principal of DAV public college, sector 14.
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According to officers, the downpour lashed Gurugram via Saturday evening and continued nicely into the morning. The metropolis acquired 150 mm of rainfall until the afternoon.
Pictures and movies of commuters wading via knee-deep water flooded social media platforms, elevating considerations in regards to the effectivity of town’s drainage infrastructure.
“There is waterlogging due to continuous rain and traffic is moving at a slow pace. Therefore, we request all of you to leave the house only when necessary work is to be done. Sorry for the inconvenience,” an advisory by the site visitors police division mentioned.
Severe waterlogging was reported from Himgiri Chowk, Aggarwal Dharmshala Chowk, Sheetla Mata Mandir Road, Kanhai Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, MG Road, and Sohna Road amongst others, they mentioned.
Areas like Udyog Vihar, Rosewood City, Malibu Town, Sector 14, 17, and 31 amongst others remained inundated for a number of hours, they mentioned.
Commuters travelling on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway had a harrowing time as the primary carriageway and repair lanes close to Narsinghpur had been submerged beneath water.
Traffic congestion was additionally reported on a number of roads within the metropolis. Deputy Commissioner of Police (site visitors), Virender Vij, mentioned the motion of autos on inside roads and the expressway was sluggish however there was no heavy congestion. Police personnel are managing the site visitors, he mentioned.
Yadav mentioned a number of groups of civic businesses are clearing waterlogged roads utilizing pumps. Meanwhile, Gurugram residents slammed the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) for not cleansing the drains on time.
Several folks shared pictures and movies of waterlogged roads on social media websites and expressed frustration over the scenario.
“The monsoon season has begun but most of the drains have not been cleaned yet. Waterlogging is an annual affair here with the authorities claiming to make arrangements but failing to execute them,” mentioned former councillor Rama Rani Rathee.
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