Overview

• An early September downpour left large parts of Gurugram waterlogged with multi-hour traffic jams, while videos showed Noida traffic flowing relatively normally.
• Footage from the Delhi–Jaipur Expressway captured bumper‑to‑bumper lines, with some commuters reporting more than six hours in their cars and crowds overwhelming Sikanderpur Metro station.
• Office workers unable to find cabs were seen boarding a mini truck to get home, and authorities urged work‑from‑home and online classes after more than 100 mm of rain in a few hours.
• Urban planners attribute the contrast to Noida’s authority‑led, greenfield buildout with infrastructure laid first versus Gurugram’s fragmented PPP‑era growth where internal networks were poorly tied to external systems.
• Explanatory reports point to Gurugram’s lost natural drains, the south‑to‑north slope from the Aravalli ridge toward Najafgarh, and a smaller reported stormwater network than Noida’s as key reasons for recurring waterlogging.