Vehicles stuck in a heavy traffic jam on waterlogged Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway near Hero Honda Chowk after heavy rains, in Gurugram on Wednesday
- August 20, 2020
- Updated: 01:52 am
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Heavy rain lashed Haryana on Wednesday, flooding many roads and disrupting vehicular movement in several areas, including Gurgaon. The traffic was bumper to bumper and many vehicles moved at a snail'+ char(39) +'s pace as heavy downpour left many roads inundated in Gurgaon, which falls in the National Capital Region. Some of the worst-affected areas included the IFFCO Chowk, Golf Course road and Hero Honda Chowk. It was a reminder to the downpour during the 2016 monsoon that had triggered massive traffic jams, a local resident said. In just a few hours, the city had received 130 mm of rain, which had also left three underpasses waterlogged, Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh told reporters. Singh was out on the roads taking stock of the situation as officials from civic authorities, besides police personnel worked to drain water at some points and manage traffic. Men and machinery had been pressed into service to drain water, he said. Congress leader and former Haryana minister Randeep Surjewala took a dig at the BJP-led state government.
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