NEW DELHI: Millennium City in Gurgaon received over 33 mm of rain in just three hours on Thursday afternoon, bringing the city to a grinding halt for the second consecutive day. As a result, commuters were battling traffic snarls while wading through murky, ankle-deep water, as several parts of the city witnessed waterlogging.
The brunt of the rainfall was felt across four main stretches—Atul Kataria Chowk, near the Rapid Metro in Sikanderpur; Sohna Road near Omaxe Mall; and Narsinghpur.
Vehicles struggled to move through a heavily flooded Atul Kataria Chowk, while two-wheeler riders struggled to make their way near the Rapid Metro in Sikanderpur. At Sohna Road the flooding has spilt onto the Delhi-Mumbai motorway link road. A stretch of NH-48 near Narsinghpur reportedly caved in, squeezing the traffic further.
Commuters on social media posted near-continuous updates, with several accounts flagging bumper-to-bumper jams on internal roads as water refuses to recede.
Earlier this week, the city police had asked corporate offices to let employees work from home starting July 7, citing a “strong likelihood” of waterlogging on main roads and intersections. “With rain activity continuing into today, that advisory effectively stays active—commuters are being urged to skip non-essential travel and avoid low-lying underpasses and flood-prone junctions,” said officials.
Rohit Gupta, a Greater Noida software developer working in Gurgaon, said that employers should consider extending WFH flexibility”.