Heavy downpour halts traffic at Gurugram

Heavy rains hit Gurugram on Tuesday that led to the disruption of road traffic and paralyzed 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 a 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.

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