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Gurugram passenger takes 4.5 hours to travel six kilometres in rain
A six-kilometre journey in Gurugram took 4 hours 32 minutes during heavy rain, according to Hindustan Times. Mandakini Singh, who travelled from her office to another location in the city, described flooded…
The Story in Brief
A six-kilometre journey in Gurugram took 4 hours 32 minutes during heavy rain, according to Hindustan Times. Mandakini Singh, who travelled from her office to another location in the city, described flooded streets, stranded commuters and shifting travel plans. She said a woman and her daughter handed out buns and tea, while two-wheeler riders helped people cross waterlogged roads.
Singh also praised her Rapido driver, who reached her despite an app wait time of 42 minutes and asked her not to cancel. The driver told his mother he would stay in Gurugram because he might not find passengers for the return journey. Social media users questioned the city’s recurring monsoon disruption and praised the driver’s persistence.
The Indian Opinion
The viral story can be reduced either to a heroic driver or to the claim that every Gurugram commute is hopeless. Both readings miss the point. Individual kindness matters, but it cannot substitute for roads and drainage that work during predictable rain. Nor does one difficult journey prove that the whole city failed in every respect. The practical test is simple: during the next heavy spell, can a six-kilometre trip be completed without taking several hours?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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