Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Gurugram civic chief transferred amid waterlogging, reinstated within 24 hours
It rained a lot in Gurugram, a city in India, and many roads got flooded with water.
The person in charge of the city's government, Mr. Pradeep Dahiya, was given a new job in another city called Rohtak just hours after the flooding.
Many people thought the job change happened because of the floods.
But the Haryana state government said it was just a normal change.
Then, within one day, Mr. Dahiya got his old job back as the head of Gurugram's city government.
During the rains, Mr. Dahiya visited parts of the city to check the drains.
He told his team to watch the drains day and night so streets stay dry.
Some roads, like Sheetla Mata Road and the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, got flooded, and water even went into a hospital's basement.
Schools closed, and many offices asked people to work from home.
Officials say nobody was seriously hurt, but the city is working hard to handle the rainy season.
Haryana government transferred Gurugram Municipal Corporation Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya to Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak hours after heavy rain triggered severe waterlogging.
Dahiya, a 2013-batch IAS officer, was reinstated as Gurugram civic body commissioner within 24 hours of the transfer.
2018-batch IAS officer Sachin Gupta was moved from Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak to Deputy Commissioner of Ambala.
Gurugram recorded 115 mm of rain in 33 hours, flooding areas including Sheetla Mata Mandir Road, Pataudi Road, Basai Road, Sectors 31 and 39.
On Friday, the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and Golf Course Road flooded, and rainwater entered the Civil Hospital basement, briefly suspending operations.
- Who
- Pradeep Dahiya, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and a 2013-batch IAS officer
- What
- Dahiya was transferred to Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak amid heavy rain and waterlogging, then reinstated as Gurugram civic body chief within 24 hours
- When
- Thursday and Friday in August 2026, during heavy monsoon rainfall
- Where
- Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Why
- The Haryana government described the transfer as a routine bureaucratic reshuffle; it came amid severe waterlogging across the city after heavy rains
Critics and residents
Haryana Government
Reason for the transfer
Critics and residents
The transfer came just hours after heavy rain caused severe waterlogging, and Dahiya was reinstated within 24 hours as flooding visuals circulated on social media, suggesting the move was connected to the crisis.
Haryana Government
The government described the reshuffle as a routine bureaucratic transfer that was not linked to the rainfall.
- Name
- Pradeep Dahiya
- Designation
- Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG)
- Transfer
- Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak; reinstated as MCG Commissioner within 24 hours
- Date of Birth
- November 1, 1984
- Cadre
- 2013-batch IAS officer, Haryana cadre
- Rainfall Recorded
- 115 mm in 33 hours (83 mm Tuesday, 32 mm Wednesday); 60 mm on Friday between 8 am and 5 pm
- Waterlogged Areas
- Sectors 31, 39, Sector-10A, Sheetla Mata Mandir Road, Pataudi Road, Basai Road, Kadipur, Umang Bhardwaj Chowk
- Friday Flooding
- Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, Golf Course Road, expressway near Cyber Hub; Civil Hospital basement flooded
