Heavy rain in Gurugram on Monday afternoon brought traffic to a standstill and flooded major roads within hours. Vehicles broke down in waist-deep water, and commuters were stuck for long stretches. NH8 Jaipur Expressway, Badshahpur, Manesar, and Sohna were among the worst-affected areas.
The founder of Live Weather of India, Navdeep Dahiya, posted a weather update on X. “Catastrophic downpour in 3 hours over #Gurgaon. Sectors above 100mm rainfall so far: Sector 10: 143.6mm, Sector 52: 109.6mm, Sector 57: 106.4mm, Sector 56, 53, 66, 49: 100mm. Rain intensity reduced to light rains in most parts of #Gurgaon and #Delhi NCR now. After a brief pause, fresh spells are expected to form post midnight into early hours tomorrow,” wrote Dahiya, Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya (@navdeepdahiya55).
Several parts of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Delhi also saw intense showers with strong winds. The downpour led to a sharp drop in temperature and forced commuters to switch on headlights in the middle of the day.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a yellow alert for September 1, warning of rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds. The forecast matched conditions on the ground as skies darkened and visibility dropped across the region.
Gurugram traffic police said they responded to multiple calls about stranded vehicles. “Our teams were deployed quickly to assist commuters stuck in waterlogged areas,” the police said in a statement.
The Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram issued an advisory for Tuesday, September 2, asking offices to allow employees to work from home and schools to shift classes online. “In view of the forecast: All corporate offices and private institutions are advised to guide employees to work from home. All schools in the district are advised to conduct online classes,” the advisory stated.
The IMD upgraded its alert to orange for Tuesday, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gurugram.
Delhi also recorded steady rain through the day, triggering traffic jams and slowing movement across key intersections. At Palam Airport, visibility fell from 2,500 metres at 2:30 pm to 800 metres at 3 pm during a heavy downpour, according to the IMD.
Mahesh Palawat, Vice President for Meteorology and Climate Change at Skymet, said the weather pattern would persist for several days. “This spell is being driven both by the monsoon and an unusually active western disturbance, which has been causing heavy rainfall in the Himalayan states and influencing weather in Delhi as well,” Palawat said. He added that intermittent rain is expected until September 5.
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