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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Brief spell of rain triggers waterlogging, traffic chaos across Gurugram
A short spell of rain lasting just 40 minutes on Monday afternoon caused widespread waterlogging and traffic congestion in multiple parts of Gurugram, including major roads like Golf Course Extension Road, Sohna Road, and the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), officials and residents said. Cars wade through a waterlogged stretch after heavy rain on the National Highway-48 on June 17. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo) Despite the relatively low rainfall—1.5mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)—heavy water accumulation was reported from over two dozen locations, severely affecting vehicular movement, especially during peak hours. According to the Gurugram traffic police, an eight-kilometre-long traffic jam developed on the Delhi-bound carriageway of the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) due to waterlogging near Mahipalpur. 'The jam extended up to Shankar Chowk in the city,' said Rajesh Kumar Mohan, deputy commissioner of police (traffic). 'We were in continuous touch with our Delhi counterparts and the jam was later cleared.' Mohan added that traffic snarls were also reported from Bilaspur, Narsinghpur, and other areas. 'While all other areas were managed efficiently and quickly, traffic police personnel were deployed in Bilaspur to clear snarls caused by waterlogging. We have kept teams of selected men deployed in the field with 32 cranes and two hydras for traffic management even during nighttime. This includes closing underpasses if heavy rain causes water accumulation,' he said. The heaviest waterlogging was seen in Sector 16's IDC colony, where rainwater submerged roads outside several factories and offices. 'All the roads in the sector are filled with rainwater and it is very difficult for people to commute. There are at least 250 factories in the area and a large number of people face difficulty due to waterlogging,' said JN Mangla, president of Gurgaon Industrial Association. Local residents across the city voiced frustration over recurring flooding and blamed inadequate drainage and poor urban planning. 'Despite all the claims of desilting and preparation, even light rain is enough to flood our roads,' said Nitin Yadav, a resident of Sector 56. Similar complaints came from newly developed areas. 'The Sanath Road was recently constructed, and officials had assured us that waterlogging wouldn't be a problem anymore. But nothing has changed. Water still accumulates and causes major disruptions in traffic,' said Sunil Sareen, vice president of the RWA, Sector 102 (Imperial Garden). Residents reported water accumulation and traffic snarls at key stretches including Sheetla Mata Road, Rajendra Park, Vishnu Garden, Sector 5, Sector 14, 15, and 16, colonies along Sohna Road, and Badshahpur village. Internal roads near the Daultabad flyover and parts of Sector 50 also experienced heavy waterlogging. New Gurugram, Palam Vihar, Krishna Colony, Jai Vihar Colony, Surat Nagar, Swaroop Garden, New Colony, and Gurugram Village were among other affected areas. At Prakashpuri Chowk on Railway Road, the road near the police booth was completely submerged, leading to an all-day-long traffic jam, according to locals. Commuters, especially two-wheeler riders, were seen taking shelter under flyovers along Golf Course Extension Road and the Dwarka Expressway as light rain continued to disrupt movement. IMD officials, meanwhile, said thunderstorms with lightning and moderate rainfall are expected at isolated parts of Haryana, including Gurugram, on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday, the district recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5°C and a minimum of 25.9°C. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city's air quality index stood at 51, categorising it as 'satisfactory'—slightly better than Sunday's 53 and Saturday's 70. The IMD on Monday had also forecast above normal rain in July for the country – over 106% of the long period average. 'Most parts of the country are likely to experience normal to above-normal rainfall. However, most parts of northeast and east India, many areas of extreme South Peninsular India and some areas of northwest India, are likely to receive below-normal rainfall,' it had said. MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said, 'The situation of waterlogging has improved compared to previous times. Our teams were deployed at all key locations, and not much water accumulation was witnessed within our jurisdiction.' [GMDA response on efforts to tackle watertlogging districtwide and criticism from locals] (With inputs from Jasjeev Gandhiok)
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Hospital ambulances now to be linked with police control room in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Police have directed all hospitals with at least 50 beds to integrate their ambulance response mechanism with the district's emergency control room (112).This will help reduce response time for ambulances and get timely medical treatment to victims of road police rely on ambulances from the Civil Hospital in Sector 10 to ferry a person injured in an (traffic) Rajesh Kumar Mohan on Monday held a meeting with representatives from 50 hospitals, govt and private, and asked them to collaborate with the (ERSS), or 112, through a mobile data terminal (MDT).MDT is a device installed in emergency vehicles to communicate with a central this tie-up, police can alert the nearest hospital from any accident site to send their ambulance."Our Tired of too many ads? go ad free now aim is to save precious lives in road crash cases. Apart from taking help from govt hospitals, we have also asked private hospitals to integrate their ambulances with 112. This will make our emergency response system more efficient," the DCP there is no official data for Gurgaon, in 2020, that average response time for an ambulance to reach an accident site in the city was estimated at 16 minutes. The district's chief medical officer Alka Singh said on Monday that it was now down to five city approximately has 70 privately run and 34 govt ambulances, a health department official said. In comparison, Delhi – which keeps official data – logged its latest response time at 17 minutes. Vincent Augustine, CEO of a private hospital in Sector 109, said integration was a good move. "Several lives can be saved by providing timely treatment to accident victims in the golden hour," Augustine Jan this year, grocery delivery service Blinkit rolled out a 10-minute ambulance service in parts of Gurgaon – an announcement that was criticised by some residents as privatisation of the city's emergency response system too. Currently, the Blinkit service is limited to five ambulances, but the company had said it will expand after reaching agreements with Monday, the DCP said that other than ambulance response, police are inspecting accident-prone areas in the city to assess if any road engineering improvements are needed."After conducting audits of the accident spots, we will inform the concerned engineering wing or the concerned officials to repair or improve the infrastructure to prevent accidents," the DCP had earlier reported that 37 accident-prone 'black spots' were identified in Gurgaon, of which most – 19 – were on data shows that 479 people died in road crashes last year. The largest chunk of fatalities were that of pedestrians, 148, or almost one-thirds of the total. In 2023, fatalities were even higher, at 506.
