On August 11, heavy rain transformed Gurugram into a waterlogged mess, leading residents to dub the city “Jalgram.” The deluge caused severe flooding across Delhi-NCR, with images and videos of the inundated roads flooding the internet.
Since Sunday evening, the rain has paralyzed the ‘Millennium City,’ with many areas, including affluent neighborhoods, experiencing significant flooding.
Take a look at the visuals shared by users on social media:
The so called #Gurugram or one can say Jalgram !
Expensive property,traffic jams & now this flood situation. #HindenburgResearch #August #India #waterlogged #Floods
#GurgaonRains #GurugramRains #Haryana #DelhiRains #BreakingNews #WeatherAlert #TrafficUpdate #Hindenberg #Rain pic.twitter.com/w1tX4CVxB8— अshwathama ( Modi Ji Ka Parivar ) (@aviklickz) August 11, 2024
ये है हमारा #Gurgaon
कुछ घंटों की बारिश में बस डूब सा जाता है,सड़कों पर नाव चलने लगती हैं, यही इसकी खूबसूरती है #Gurugram pic.twitter.com/lf2qBcp4Uk— Sakshi Rawat (@sakshirawat9) August 11, 2024
Rains in Gurugram are all nice and romantic until… pic.twitter.com/PIbYkdQ6RX
— Shuchi Singh (@theshuchisingh) August 11, 2024
Social media users have posted pictures of people navigating waist-deep water and have tagged the Gurugram Municipal Corporation, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), and the deputy commissioner, demanding urgent action.
Visuals of Palam Vihar, Gurugram (sector 1, 2 and 3) post rains having stopped since past 2 hours.
Water making it’s way inside houses, sewers overflowing in Block C1, C2, C and D.
@OfficialGMDA officials request residents to wait for 2 hours for water to recede… pic.twitter.com/GkcEnIykdu
— Vibha Pandey (@vibhapandey) August 11, 2024
वो आपको हिंडनबर्ग जैसी फर्जी रिपोर्ट दिखाकर भटकायेंगे।
आप गुड़गांव के कूड़े और जलभराव के मुद्दे पर अड़े रहे! हम भटके तो इन्हें पूरा निगल जाएँगे।
धानी मार्केट वजीराबाद सेक्टर 52 गुरुग्राम.@MunCorpGurugram @DC_Gurugram @NayabSainiBJP @nishantyadavIAS @narharibanger @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/aJ9QAl99gP— GurGaon (@MeraGurgaon) August 11, 2024
Users also tagged the Haryana government and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s office, seeking immediate intervention. Roads in high-end areas like Golf Course Road were compared to rivers in these social media posts.
Criticism has been directed at the city’s civic authorities, with many accusing them of failing to provide adequate drainage infrastructure and alleging corruption in ongoing construction projects.
#Gurgaon #Gurugram has over efficient civic agencies. They just need few days to make road before any VIP visit but ensure that it’s restored to old tattered state after the visit. This is sector 84 road stop gap repaired for PM ‘s visit but it’s back to square 1.@OfficialGMDA… pic.twitter.com/9u3YVdajz4
— Sumedha Sharma (@sumedhasharma86) August 3, 2024
This is Gurugram’s one of the central area after hours of rain.
The narrative that Gurugram’s infra is top notch is absolutely not true.
Bengaluru experiences this kind of rain for like 5-6 months.
So comparing the drainage in NCR with Bengaluru is not fair. pic.twitter.com/LzjVZYGIPt— Arpit verma (@arpit_vermaniac) August 10, 2024
The torrential rain, which lasted several hours, brought Gurugram to a standstill, sparking public anger over the city’s inadequate response to the flooding.