Heavy rains, floods throw life out of gear in Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Delhi

Gurgaon/Bengaluru: Heavy rains and subsequent waterlogging on Friday crippled several cities including Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Delhi leaving tens of thousands of people stranded for hours in nightmarish traffic jams and flood-like situations in low lying areas.

Prohibitory orders were imposed near Hero Honda Chowk in Gurgaon, dubbed as ‘Millennium City’, in a bid to ease the congestion caused by massive traffic jams, even as political parties were locked in a slugfest over the situation.

In Bihar, the floods has affected about 22 lakh people in 10 districts while many rivers, including Koshi were flowing above danger mark, an official said, adding a total of 26 people have died in the state. The flood fury also continued unabated in Assam.

Long tailbacks were witnessed in gridlocked roads in Gurgaon for the second day on Friday due to severe waterlogging on National Highway-8 after heavy rains lashed Delhi's satellite city leaving thousands of commuters stranded and forcing authorities to clamp prohibitory orders.

Schools were also ordered to be shut down in Gurgaon. Many motorists abandoned their vehicles and waded through knee-deep water which accumulated on both the carriageways of Delhi-Jaipur road, including Hero Honda Chowk, bringing traffic to a standstill.