Blame begins as rains bring Gurugram to standstill; Haryana CM holds Kejriwal responsible

As commuters faced heavy traffic jam in Gurugram on Delhi-Jaipur highway following monsoon showers on Thursday and Friday, blame game ensued between chief ministers of the two states.

Gurugram has been facing massive traffic jams since Thursday evening following the rains. Hundreds were stuck in traffic for hours with over four feet of water reported in parts of the expressway.

Haryana Chief Minister tweeted at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,

Mr. @ArvindKejriwal should be asked this.Frustrated by non-cooperation by Delhi Govt,we have got it declared as NH. https://t.co/LUJGj9lSwT

— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) July 28, 2016

ANI reported that the highway was jammed on Friday due to water logging following monsoon showers. Police has directed travellers from Delhi to stay away from the highway to avoid getting caught in the jam.

Deputy Delhi CM Manish Sisodia tweeted saying, "Simply renaming Gurgaon as Gurugram does not lead to development. For that you need plans and execution. Jumlon se Jam Nahin Khulega."

गुड़गांव का नाम गुरुग्राम रखने से विकास नहीं होता। विकास के लिए योजनाएं बनाना और उनपर अमल करना ज़रूरी होता है। जुमलों से जाम नहीं खुलेगा।

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) July 29, 2016

Since Thursday night, the Gurgaon Police had been working to sort of traffic jams caused by waterlogging on the roads and highways. Commuters had been stuck in the jam for hours.

The police Twitter handle tweeted saying, "NH8 Jaipur traffic is completely blocked at HeroHonda Chowk due to flooding in Badshahpur drain and gates of Najafgarh drain closed by Delhi. To clear the NH8 jam several teams of police officers led by DCPs working right now. Expect to divert all stuck vehicles in next 2 hours."

On Friday morning the police continued to update commuters through Twitter:

Orders of DC Gurgaon for emergency requisition are being misinterpreted as Prohibitory Orders.
No need for panic. pic.twitter.com/4dCluwVtzA

— Gurgaon Police (@gurgaonpolice) July 29, 2016

NH8 at Hero Honda Chowk cleared for heavy vehicles...moving slowly due to flooding on road pic.twitter.com/nuhbtlKSB1

— Gurgaon Police (@gurgaonpolice) July 29, 2016

Rajiv Chowk at 1223am pic.twitter.com/xGngAZ6cRj

— Gurgaon Police (@gurgaonpolice) July 29, 2016

BADSHAHPUR Crossing on SOHNA Road at 12.00pm pic.twitter.com/S8B9vpvRhm

— Gurgaon Police (@gurgaonpolice) July 29, 2016