Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Rao Inderjit Seeks Concrete Action on Gurugram Waterlogging
Gurugram often floods when heavy rain falls.
Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to discuss the problem.
He said old drains have been blocked by buildings, roads and alleged encroachments.
Singh suggested building drains underneath these obstacles to restore the old water routes.
He also asked for more money and accountability from officials.
He said experts, including people from IITs, could help design a long-term plan.
Congress leaders said the BJP governments had failed to maintain Gurugram’s roads and drainage system.
They said the city had become flooded and difficult to travel through after rain.
Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini over Gurugram’s recurring waterlogging.
Singh urged official accountability, increased funding and restoration of obstructed drainage routes through underground drains.
He said piecemeal measures would not work and suggested technical experts, including IIT specialists, help prepare a roadmap.
Heavy rain on Monday flooded areas including Narsinghpur, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk and IFFCO Chowk.
Congress leaders blamed the BJP government, saying poor drainage, traffic disruption and recurring flooding reflect administrative failure.
- Who
- Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala.
- What
- Singh proposed concrete, long-term measures to address Gurugram’s recurring waterlogging and sought accountability from local officials.
- When
- Singh met Saini on Wednesday, August 26; the latest reported flooding occurred after heavy rain on Monday.
- Where
- The meeting took place at the Haryana chief minister’s residence in Chandigarh, while the flooding affected Gurugram.
- Why
- Singh said blocked drains and streams, construction over old water routes and alleged encroachments have worsened flooding.
BJP Government and Singh’s Proposal
Congress Criticism
Cause of the flooding
BJP Government and Singh’s Proposal
Rao Inderjit Singh attributed the worsening problem to blocked drains and streams, construction over old routes and alleged illegal encroachments.
Congress Criticism
Congress leaders blamed BJP governments for poor infrastructure, corruption and failure to manage Gurugram’s drainage and sanitation systems.
Responsibility and accountability
BJP Government and Singh’s Proposal
Singh called for accountability from Gurugram officials and said concrete decisions were needed rather than piecemeal measures.
Congress Criticism
Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the BJP had been in power at the state and Centre for 12 years and had failed to manage the city.
Gurugram’s development record
BJP Government and Singh’s Proposal
The report presents Singh’s proposals as an attempt to restore old drainage routes and create a long-term technical solution.
Congress Criticism
Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala said Congress had developed Gurugram as a modern IT hub, while the BJP had turned it into a city of waterlogging, damaged roads and filth.
- Issue
- Recurring waterlogging in Gurugram during heavy monsoon rainfall
- Meeting
- Rao Inderjit Singh met Nayab Singh Saini at the chief minister’s residence
- Proposed response
- Construct underground drains where old perennial drainage routes are obstructed
- Additional proposal
- Seek technical assistance, including from IIT experts, for a roadmap
- Recent affected areas
- Narsinghpur, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk and parts of old Gurugram
- Traffic impact
- Waterlogging slowed traffic on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and key roads
- Political response
- Congress leaders criticized the BJP government over drainage, roads and sanitation