From the archive record
Gurgaon cames to a near standstill as traffic moved at snail's pace on waterlogged roads, including a large portion of the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway. The city received around 56mm of rain, enough to bring on a deluge of problems that accompany the arrival of monsoon every year. It rained heavily for about half an hour starting 4pm, but low-lying areas like Sikanderpur, Jal Vayu Vihar, Golf Course Extension Road and several parts of old city went under knee-deep water. The situation was particularly bad on Golf Course Road, where a section of the road caved in, and also on Faridabad road, where around a 400-metre stretch was flooded, leading to a huge traffic jam between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Stagnant water covered Faridabad road near Gwalpahari where some builders have allegedly blocked the na