Parts of Gurugram witnessed severe waterlogging this morning due to heavy rainfall. Visuals on social media showed commuters stuck on inundated roads, and pedestrians wading through knee-deep water.
A video clip posted by news agency ANI from the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway showed people walked on roads, half submerged in water, and some people even sitting on top of cars.
Several parts of Gurugram, including the Narsinghpur stretch of the Delhi-Jaipur highway, were waterlogged, police said, according to news agency PTI.
While there were no reports of major traffic congestions, vehicular movement was slow on the highway for some time and school students and office goers faced inconveniences, they said.
In addition to the usual spots on arterial roads that get waterlogged, some internal roads were inundated too on Saturday. According to the district administration, the city received 66 mm of rainfall between 5:10 am and 6.30 am.
The areas affected included Narsinghpur, Golf Course Road Extension, Pataudi Chowk, Udyog Vihar, AIT Chowk, Sohna Road, Subhash Chowk, Vatika Chowk, sectors four, nine, 10, 14, 38, 45, 54 and 100 to 104, and Basai road but no major traffic congestion was reported, the traffic police said.
Traffic movement was not affected anywhere, and traffic personnel are stationed across the city to deal with any situation, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Virender Vij said.
Parts of Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram received heavy rainfall today after an extended humid spell.
Visuals from Delhi's Dwarka and Badarpur also showed vehicles passing through waterlogged streets.
The Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) has predicted more rain today.
"Generally cloudy sky. Light rain or thunderstorms. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 35 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively," the weather office said in a statement.
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