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Gurugram rain: 4.5-hour drive for 6km, driver waits 42 minutes
Two Gurugram women have shared their rain-commute ordeals on social media. Mandakini Singh, a marketing head, took 4 hours 32 minutes to travel just 6 km within the city. She said flooded…
The Story in Brief
Two Gurugram women have shared their rain-commute ordeals on social media. Mandakini Singh, a marketing head, took 4 hours 32 minutes to travel just 6 km within the city. She said flooded streets made it feel like a video game, but noted acts of kindness, a woman handing out buns and chai, and two-wheeler riders helping people cross waterlogged roads. Her Rapido driver asked her not to cancel despite a 42-minute wait.
Another woman, Hensi Soni, said she could not book a cab for 8 km even after offering Rs 400. She said a good part of one's salary disappears on cab fares during rain, and those without cars get stuck in impossible traffic. Social media users called the situation 'broken' and said waterlogging turns roads into swimming pools within an hour.
The Indian Opinion
The viral posts capture genuine misery, but risk making Gurugram's chronic waterlogging seem like an accepted ritual. Citizens pay high taxes yet face the same chaos every monsoon. The real test is not how many heartwarming stories emerge, but whether the city's authorities will finally fix the drainage before the next downpour.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
