CHANDIGARH: Gurugram Police has issued an advisory urging corporate offices and private establishments to allow employees to work from home to reduce traffic congestion and ensure smoother movement of emergency services after early morning rain left several parts of the Millennium City waterlogged. The advisory came a day after heavy overnight rain triggered a six-hour traffic jam that brought major stretches of the city to a standstill.
According to the advisory, continuous heavy rainfall is likely to cause waterlogging at several major roads and intersections across the city, leading to traffic snarls during the day.
“We request all corporate institutions and private establishments to provide their employees the facility of work from home on August 6, 2026, in order to reduce vehicular movement. This would help keep traffic flowing smoothly and allow emergency services, including ambulances, fire brigade and police, to operate without hindrance,” it read.
Public Relations Officer of Gurugram Police, Sandeep Turan, said, “We strongly urge the corporate sector and private establishments to extend the work-from-home facility to their employees for today. Reduced traffic on the roads will help our traffic management teams regulate vehicle movement more effectively and ensure uninterrupted access for emergency services.”
The police appealed to citizens to cooperate in the interest of public safety, noting that unnecessary vehicle movement on inundated stretches could worsen congestion and delay emergency response. Traffic officials also appealed to residents to avoid non-essential travel, follow traffic advisories and cooperate with personnel deployed on the roads.
The advisory follows a night of chaos on Wednesday, when vehicles remained stranded for nearly six hours as arterial roads, underpasses and service lanes turned into virtual streams, with commuters reporting bumper-to-bumper snarls well past midnight.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic Headquarters) Satyapal Yadav said traffic regulation teams under zonal officers were deployed at key intersections and stretches from early Thursday morning, considering the weather situation, to help commuters and ensure continuous vehicle movement. He urged people to stay indoors unless there was an urgent need to venture out.
He added that multiple cranes and hydras, along with support teams, had also been deployed at several key locations to immediately tow away vehicles and assist stranded commuters in case of breakdowns.
The rainfall on Tuesday had already exposed the gap between official claims and ground reality, with even the cavalcade of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini getting stuck in a waterlogged snarl near Sheetla Mata Temple. Meanwhile, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) have maintained that the city’s chronic waterlogging problem has been substantially addressed this monsoon.
The uneven spatial distribution of rainfall saw Sohna and central Gurugram bearing the brunt, while Pataudi and Farrukhnagar experienced comparatively light showers.
According to the tehsil-wise rainfall report for the 24 hours ending 8 am on August 6, Sohna recorded the highest rainfall at 110 mm, followed by Gurugram tehsil at 97 mm. Kadipur and Harsaru sub-tehsils each recorded 74 mm, while Wazirabad tehsil recorded 55 mm and Manesar 54 mm. Badshahpur sub-tehsil recorded comparatively lower rainfall at 13 mm, while Farrukhnagar and Pataudi recorded 7 mm and 6 mm, respectively.