Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Nayab Singh Saini Faces Questions Over Gurugram Waterlogging Crisis
Gurugram received very heavy rain, and many roads filled with water.
Some vehicles and school buses became stuck.
More than 300 children were reportedly trapped in buses for almost two hours.
A road also collapsed near IFFCO Chowk.
Officials said a leaking sewer pipe washed away soil underneath the road.
Schools moved classes online, and some companies told employees to work from home.
A reporter asked Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini about the problem.
He did not answer while a security worker moved the microphone away.
The incident led to criticism over how the city’s drainage system is being managed.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini did not answer a reporter’s questions about Gurugram’s recurring waterlogging on August 26.
A security personnel member moved the reporter’s microphone away twice as Saini walked toward an event in Panchkula.
Heavy rain left roads and underpasses submerged across Gurugram, including after 70 mm fell in 35 minutes.
About 15 vehicles, including nine school buses carrying more than 300 children, were stranded at Subhash Chowk for nearly two hours.
A road collapse near IFFCO Chowk was linked preliminarily to a leaking Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority sewer line.
- Who
- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, a reporter from Aaj Tak, Gurugram residents, and local authorities including the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority.
- What
- Saini did not respond to questions about Gurugram’s waterlogging as his security personnel moved the microphone away; the city was dealing with severe flooding and a road collapse after heavy rain.
- When
- Saini was questioned on Wednesday, August 26, after heavy rainfall and flooding in Gurugram on Tuesday, August 25.
- Where
- The exchange occurred in Panchkula; the reported waterlogging affected several parts of Gurugram, including Subhash Chowk and IFFCO Chowk.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall overwhelmed roads and drainage infrastructure; a preliminary investigation attributed the IFFCO Chowk collapse to soil being washed away by a leaking sewer line.
- Rainfall
- Gurugram received 70 mm of rain over 35 minutes, according to the report.
- Vehicles stranded
- Nearly 15 vehicles, including nine school buses, were stranded at Subhash Chowk.
- Children affected
- More than 300 schoolchildren were reportedly trapped in buses for nearly two hours.
- Road collapse
- A service lane near IFFCO Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur highway caved in and formed a large pit.
- Preliminary cause
- A Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority sewer-line leak reportedly washed away soil beneath the road.
- Public response
- Schools held online classes and some companies instructed employees to work from home.
- Rainwater systems
- The report said 408 rainwater harvesting systems had been installed in municipal corporation areas.