Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Gurugram Rains Strand Vehicles as Tractors Navigate Flooded Roads
Heavy rain flooded many roads in Gurugram.
Cars, school buses, and other vehicles became stuck in the water.
About nine school buses carrying children were reportedly trapped for nearly two hours.
Schools sent students home early because of the dangerous conditions.
Some people used tractors to travel through the flooded streets.
Tractors can move through deep water because their engines, exhausts, and wheels are positioned for farm work.
Several important roads and intersections became heavily waterlogged.
Officials recorded about 70–75 mm of rain by early Monday afternoon.
The flooding showed that the city's drainage system could not handle the sudden amount of water.
Heavy rain brought Gurugram to a standstill, causing widespread waterlogging and traffic jams.
The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the second consecutive day, and schools dismissed students early.
About nine school buses carrying children were reportedly trapped for nearly two hours near Subhash Chowk.
Viral videos showed tractors carrying passengers through flooded roads while cars and buses remained stranded.
Gurugram recorded roughly 70–75 mm of rain, overwhelming drainage systems and flooding major roads and intersections.
- Who
- Gurugram residents, schoolchildren, commuters, vehicle drivers, city authorities, and the India Meteorological Department.
- What
- Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, stranded vehicles and school buses, severe traffic disruption, and tractor-based travel through submerged roads.
- When
- On Monday, with the India Meteorological Department's red alert continuing for a second day; rainfall totals were reported by early afternoon.
- Where
- Gurugram, including Subhash Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Railway Road, Sector 5, Old Delhi Road, Mehrauli Road, Basai Road, and parts of the Delhi–Jaipur Expressway.
- Why
- Intense rainfall produced runoff that exceeded the capacity of the city's drainage network, including the Badshahpur drain, causing water to collect on roads and in residential areas.
- Rainfall recorded
- Approximately 70–75 mm by early Monday afternoon
- Weather warning
- India Meteorological Department red alert for the second consecutive day
- School buses trapped
- Around nine buses carrying children were reportedly stranded for nearly two hours
- Worst-affected areas
- Subhash Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Railway Road, Sector 5, Old Delhi Road, Mehrauli Road, and Basai Road
- Expressway disruption
- A journey on an affected stretch of the Delhi–Jaipur Expressway reportedly increased from about 15 minutes to nearly 50 minutes
- Main drainage concern
- The Badshahpur drain was described as unable to handle sudden, high-volume runoff
- Emergency travel measure
- Tractors carried passengers through flooded sections of road