Heavy rains bring Gurgaon to a halt; Gadkari directs NHAI chairman to tackle situation
Repeated rains in Gurgaon have choked the roads with knee-deep water on National Highway 8 leaving thousands of commuters stranded in Gurgaon on 29 July.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has also directed National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairman Raghav Chandra to send a team of officials to NH8 to help Gurgaon authorities ease the traffic at the highway at the earliest.
#16HoursOfGurgaonJam! Blame game & mudslinging continues between @mlkhattar & @ArvindKejriwal as people suffer.Wake up,accept responsibility
— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) July 29, 2016
28 July evening onwards, the city witnessed heavy traffic jams for more than 12 hours after the constant rain left the Hero Honda Chowk in Gurgaon glutted.
Hero Honda chowk, towards Jaipur, of #Gurgaon this morning after Thursday rains, sky still not clear @HTGurgaon pic.twitter.com/8ByQPtJKu7
— Rashpal Singh (@rashysingh) July 29, 2016
The situation in the city got so bad that the authorities were forced issue orders to keep schools shut for two days.
First published: 29 July 2016, 14:32 IST
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