Heavy rains lash Gurugram, traffic hit

Tuesday, Aug 28 Heavy rains hit Gurugram on Tuesday that led to the disruption of road traffic and paralysed normal life.

Light rains started at around 2 a.m., but it gained momentum by 4 a.m. and between 6 to 8 a.m., it turned into heavy downpour, A.R.S. Sangwan, Deputy Director National Capital Region, told IANS.

The traffic movement on the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway was severely hit due to waterlogging, Assistant Commissioner of Police Heera Singh told IANS.

"Our team is trying to make the traffic movement smoother," Singh added.