A video showcasing a massive traffic jam on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Gurugram is gaining attention online. Heavy rainfall on Monday evening in ‘Millennium City’ brought traffic to a halt along a 7km stretch of this crucial route for countless daily commuters between Delhi and Mumbai.
Rain-induced traffic jams in India’s major cities are not uncommon. However, traffic congestion of this magnitude is rare. Citizens and politicians in Gurugram have shared the video, expressing astonishment at how a brief two-hour downpour disrupted life in the city.
The video, captured from a high-rise overlooking the highway, reveals a sea of brake lights as cars waited for hours for the roads to clear.
Gurgaon has been completely gridlocked due to heavy rains since this afternoon.
People have been stuck on roads for hours, with almost every major road jammed.
Traveling a few kilometers is taking hours.
Video courtesy of society group. #GurgaonRains #gurugramrain pic.twitter.com/RrlFCT3ZXK— Maj Gen (Dr) YashMor (@YashMor5) September 1, 2025
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With roads heavily waterlogged and more rain forecasted for Tuesday, NDTV reported that offices were advised to let employees work from home and schools to hold online classes.
“From 3 pm to 7 pm, Gurugram City recorded over 100 mm of rainfall. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an Orange Alert for heavy to very heavy rain on 02-09-2025,” stated the District Disaster Management Authority, Gurugram.
“In light of the forecast, all corporate offices and private institutions in the district are advised to have employees work from home, and schools are advised to conduct online classes on 02-09-2025,” it added.
Late Monday, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority announced, “Waterlogging on the main NH-48 carriageway has been cleared to ease traffic flow. Stormwater on the Narsinghpur service road is also subsiding.”
