Gurgaon DDMA Orders Work From Home, Remote Learning After Heavy Rain
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed all corporate offices, government departments, and private educational institutions across Gurgaon to switch to work-from-home and remote learning modes on Tuesday following heavy rainfall across the Delhi-NCR region.
The administration issued the directive after torrential downpours threatened to disrupt major commute routes and paralyse arterial roads in the city. Heavy rain continued to lash Delhi-NCR on Tuesday, a day after intense downpours triggered widespread waterlogging, severe traffic congestion, and disruptions across the national capital region.
According to officials, reducing non-essential vehicular traffic on the roads will allow civic agencies to carry out uninterrupted drainage clearing, de-watering operations, and urgent road restoration work across vulnerable stretches.
The directive followed widespread disruption on Monday, when heavy downpours and gusty winds brought parts of the region to a standstill, leaving roads submerged and triggering long bumper-to-bumper traffic jams. Commuters in the region reported massive snarls on key transport corridors, including the Dwarka Expressway, Mathura Road, and near Sarai Kale Khan.
Rainfall data recorded up to 1:15 pm on Monday showed that Janakpuri recorded 67 mm of rainfall, while Chhatarpur recorded 57 mm, Pitampura 35 mm, and Safdarjung 29 mm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued a red alert for heavy rain across the capital region, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 30 to 40 kmph.
The downpour affected several arterial roads and underpasses across the wider region, with water accumulation reported near Connaught Place, ITO, Bhairon Marg, the Zakhira underpass, and residential localities such as Sangam Vihar, Sadar Bazar, and Kamla Nagar.
Authorities have advised residents to minimise non-essential travel while civic teams work on clearing flooded stretches and restoring normal traffic movement.
