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Gurugram Commuters Face Pothole Chaos Days After Heavy Rainfall Damage

A week after intense rainfall battered city infrastructure, key arterial roads in Gurugram remain riddled with potholes and cracks, severely disrupting traffic and raising public safety concerns. Major Sushil Aima Road and the Sector 9–9A master road — both recently re-carpeted — have deteriorated into hazardous stretches due to poor drainage and rushed construction. Civic officials have directed urgent repairs to be completed within the week, but residents remain sceptical of recurring seasonal failures that expose the fragility of urban maintenance.

These roads form vital corridors connecting Palam Vihar to the Dwarka Expressway and serve critical institutional and residential hubs. However, the surface damage has caused gridlocks during peak hours, with vehicles crawling at dangerously low speeds to avoid broken patches. At Sector 9 chowk, police are forced to manually manage congestion as the damaged road restricts flow in both directions. Traffic personnel acknowledge that unless repairs are conducted swiftly and comprehensively, the situation may worsen with continued rainfall. Locals argue that the root cause lies in inadequate drainage and superficial roadwork completed to meet bureaucratic timelines. Drains left uncleared for years allowed rainwater to pool along the road edge, weakening the newly laid bitumen. Cracks formed almost immediately after re-carpeting, eroding public trust in city infrastructure.

While the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority admitted construction lapses and penalised the contractor responsible, residents remain concerned that corrective actions often follow rather than precede visible damage and public backlash. Experts stress that these recurrent failures signal the need for structural reform in road engineering practices, contractor accountability, and climate-adaptive design. With Gurugram’s rapid urban expansion, the focus on robust, permeable surfaces and pre-monsoon drain clearance must become standard, not seasonal afterthoughts. Decentralised monitoring systems, real-time traffic impact mapping, and community reporting tools could ensure that maintenance is proactive. The city cannot afford to lose critical connectivity every time rainfall exceeds seasonal averages.

As Gurugram aspires for smart city status, addressing basic transport infrastructure remains an urgent public priority. Beyond short-term fixes, civic agencies must foster systems that withstand climatic pressure and reduce commuter risk. Citizens have a right to safe, uninterrupted mobility — a goal that demands long-term investment, policy integrity, and responsive governance.

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Gurugram Commuters Face Pothole Chaos Days After Heavy Rainfall Damage
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