gurugramUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 07:16 ISTWidespread flooding of arterial roads and underpasses in Gurugram, evoked memories of the 2016 ‘Gurujam’ when commuters were stuck for over 20 hours on city roads. The city received 118mm rain -- not unexpected for August-- in around six hours and exposed the the drainage system. “The intensity of rainfall received this morning was 6-7 times higher than the designed capacity of the master drainage system of Gurugram. The seventh, Arjun Marg underpass in DLF Phase I was severely impacted due to reverse discharge of rain water from the main drainage system. As per fire department officials, rainwater from five out seven underpasses was cleared by 5 pm.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 01:41 UTC