1 week ago
Gurugram Rain Traffic Leaves Woman Walking Eight Kilometres Home
Heavy rain caused many roads in Gurugram to fill with water and traffic.
One woman named Hensi Soni said her eight-kilometre journey took two and a half hours.
She walked for a large part of the trip because the vehicles were barely moving.
She shared a video showing a long line of stuck cars.
Other people said they had similar problems.
Some worried that ambulances might also get trapped.
Residents also complained that some auto-rickshaw drivers charged much more during the rain.
Schools moved classes online, and some companies told employees to work from home.
Hensi Soni said she walked much of her commute after rain caused severe traffic in Gurugram.
She claimed it took 2.5 hours to reach home despite traveling only 8 kilometres.
Her Instagram video showed vehicles stuck bumper-to-bumper on a heavily congested road.
Residents cited concerns about emergency vehicles, waterlogged roads and sharply higher auto-rickshaw fares.
Persistent rainfall caused waterlogging, online classes for schools and work-from-home instructions from several companies.
- Who
- Gurugram commuters, including Hensi Soni, were affected by the traffic and waterlogging.
- What
- Rain caused severe congestion and waterlogging, leading Soni to walk part of an 8-kilometre journey home.
- Where
- Across Gurugram, including roads shown in Soni’s video.
- When
- The disruption followed persistent rainfall on Tuesday; Soni described reaching home after 2.5 hours.
- Why
- Rain and waterlogging severely disrupted road traffic, while residents also cited poor road maintenance.
Key facts
- Person featured
- Hensi Soni
- Journey distance
- 8 kilometres
- Travel time
- 2.5 hours
- Main disruption
- Rain-related traffic congestion and waterlogging
- Auto-rickshaw fares cited
- Rs 300-500 on some routes, compared with usual fares of Rs 20-30
- School response
- Schools across Gurugram held online classes
- Workplace response
- Several companies instructed employees to work from home
Quotes
A social media user
Commenter responding to Soni’s traffic video
“It's raining every day, you're in the office, going home becomes a battle. Because there's traffic as far away as you can see”
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“I am worried about ambulance and other emergencies”
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