Waterlogging in Gurgaon!
Amid incessant rainfall, the millennium city Gurugram is completely flooded with water.
It has asked to work from home today amid traffic issues and waterlogging like situation in the city and the nearby areas.
Following heavy downpours in Delhi and the NCR today, pedestrians were compelled to walk through severely inundated lanes and main roads.
According to the statement, The IMD said earlier, "Haryana & Chandigarh on 22nd East Uttar Pradesh during 22nd, 23rd, 25th and 26th September and over East Rajasthan on 22nd-24th September. Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over East Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh on 22nd September 2022."
For national capital Delhi, The Delhi Traffic Police Helpline received 23 calls related to traffic jams today, seven regarding waterlogging and two related to uprooting of trees from various parts of the city.
Traffic jam related calls from Khajuri Chawk, Goyla Dairy, Yamuna Bridge, Outer Ring Road Paschim Vihar, Rohini Sector-8, Hanuman Mandir Pusa Road, Azad Market, Dwarka flyover, Dhaula Kuan to Gurgaon among others were received following heavy rains.
The IMD has issued an 'orange alert', cautioning people about sporadic heavy rain which could reduce visibility, disrupt traffic and damage kutcha roads and vulnerable structures.
Light rain may occur in parts of Delhi over the next two to three days, it added.
Incessant waterlogging and traffic issues have led towards closure of school , college, offices and many other official works have been disrupted in the city and the NCR Region.
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