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A school bus carrying children plunged into a section of the road that caved in while the main roads were off Medanta Hospital, Baani Square and Hero Honda Chowk were submerged as heavy monsoon showers brought Gurugram to a standstill on Tuesday, according to The Indian Express. Waterlogging has also affected residential areas such as Mayfield Gardens and Ardee City, with transport staff wading through flooded streets to ease congestion.
According to a report, a school bus dropping off children at home got stuck near Sector 53 on Tuesday afternoon. It took paramedics and police nearly an hour to pull the vehicle out of the pit.
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Caves and waterlogging disrupt traffic throughout the city
In a separate incident, a stretch of road in Narsinghpur on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway caved in, forcing traffic police to divert vehicles via the Dwarka Expressway and the Southern Peripheral Road, worsening traffic jams, The Indian Express reported.
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The road collapse on NH-48 occurred where the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority was carrying out pipe culvert work, causing significant traffic disruption.
The warning was issued to reduce traffic congestion and ensure public safety as continuous heavy rainfall was forecast and could lead to further waterlogging.
The heavy rains led to widespread waterlogging, stranded vehicles and sinkholes, causing significant traffic jams on major routes such as Hero Honda Chowk and the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway.
Yes, many residents have expressed frustration with repeated infrastructure failures and inadequate measures to deal with monsoon problems, despite improvements in drainage systems.
Authorities have deployed engineering teams, sanitation workers and equipment such as tractor-mounted pumps to clear water from major roads and improve sewerage connections.
Vehicles were also stuck on Civil Lines Road due to severe problems waterlogging. The area is home to Gurugram Deputy Commissioner, Badshahpur MLA and Haryana Minister Rao Narbir Singh.
Official figures quoted by the newspaper showed that the district received up to 82 mm of rainfall between 2pm and 5pm. Apart from the usual flood hotspot at Sheetla Mata Road, the newly constructed main road in Sector 102 was also flooded.
In a post on X, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the collapse on NH-48 occurred at a location where the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) was carrying out pipe culvert work. Two lanes of the highway were closed as a precaution while GMDA teams began restoration work. They are monitoring the situation carefully, the office said.
A GMDA spokesman said the drainage measures had yielded encouraging results, with rainwater receding rapidly on several major roads. However, the agency acknowledged temporary water accumulation on Sheetla Mata Road and the Mayfield Gardens-Sispal Vihar stretch where engineering teams have been deployed.
Residents are venting their frustration
However, residents have criticized the recurring monsoon chaos in the city.
Chaitali Mandhotra, a resident of Ardee City, sarcastically thanked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) for “cleaning funds and not sewage”.
Nirvana resident Ruchika Sethi said that while Gurugram is one of India’s biggest revenue generators, the city continues to be seen primarily as an investment destination with insufficient infrastructure spending. She added that residents deserved more than to fear flooded roads every monsoon.
Civic agencies claimed that this year’s floods were less severe than previous years. An MCG spokesman said engineering teams, sanitation workers and field workers were deployed across the city with tractor-mounted pumps, dewatering pumps and suction tanks. The spokesman added that improved sewerage connectivity has enabled faster treatment of stormwater in several areas.
