Heavy rains, monster jam in Gurgaon paralyses city for the second day

After heavy rain flooded New Delhi on Thursday evening, commuters on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway were stuck in a traffic jam for hours. The situation on Friday morning did not improve either. It has been drizzling in Gurugram since Saturday morning, but there are no reports of traffic jams yet. Police personnel have been deployed at all major intersections to man traffic. The met department has predicted lighter rain over the weekend but expects intense showers again on Tuesday, NDTV report said. The police has said that the traffic situation in the city would not improve before noon, IANS reported. Adding to that, the Gurugram police said, "People coming to Gurugram from Delhi are advised to stay back today to avoid being stuck in traffic jams due to flooding on roads."Prohibitory orders were imposed near Hero Honda Chowk in Gurgaon, dubbed as 'Millenium City', in a bid to ease the congestion caused by massive traffic jams, even as political parties were locked in a slug fest over the situation.[caption id="attachment_2924076" align="alignleft" width="380"]

A water-logged road in New Delhi after incessant rains lashed the national capital and Gurugram since Thursday. PTI[/caption]Long tailbacks were witnessed in gridlocked roads in Gurgaon for the second day on Saturday due to severe waterlogging on National Highway-8 after heavy rains lashed Delhi's satellite city leaving thousands of commuters stranded and forcing authorities to clamp prohibitory orders.Schools were also ordered to be shut down in Gurgaon. Many motorists abandoned their vehicles and waded through knee-deep water which accumulated on both the carriageways of Delhi-Jaipur road, including Hero Honda Chowk, bringing traffic to a standstill with the tailback extending up to 15-20 km.Thousands of office goers and other commuters were stranded in Gurgaon as heavy rains led to waterlogging on National Highway-8 causing massive traffic jams, forcing authorities to shut down schools in Delhi's satellite city while some offices too declared it an off. Potholes and open manholes added to the woes of people.Haryana Chief Secretary D S Dhesi said the situation aggravated last evening due to unexpected 46 mm rainfall recorded within three hours as against 190 mm rainfall recorded between 1 June and 27 July in Gurgaon. The situation in Gurgaon was reported to have slightly eased in the evening.The traffic snarl on roads leading to Gurgaon following heavy rains last evening continued with Delhi Traffic Police warning commuters to avoid NH-8 this morning.Different roads leading to Gurgaon including NH-8 and Sohna Road were congested in the morning. The movement of vehicles was very slow due to rains and waterlogging.Meanwhile, commuters took to social media to vent out their frustration. Here are some tweets: