- By Shibra Arshad
- Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
As Heavy rain battered Delhi-NCR for the past few days, a city vs city debate erupted after Gurugram, or ‘Millennium city’, was submerged in water, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls.
Users on X started comparing Gurugram Urban Planning with Bengaluru as soon as videos and images of flooded streets went viral. Users expressing their anger and disappointment after the infrastructure collapse in Delhi-NCR following heavy rain, said that the NCR hub, despite being home to India’s corporate elites, has infrastructure ‘worse than Bengaluru’.
Another user argued that Gurugram is a comparatively new city, as Bengaluru struggles with migration and old infrastructure, the new city ‘could have been better planned and maintained instead of just building posh gated communities.’
Expressing his shock over property prices, one user wrote, “I heard Gurugram is a well-planned city, yet this is the condition. 2BHK apartments are sold for over ₹1 crore. Don’t understand where the money goes. Almost all cities turn into a sh!thole during rains.”
The debate drew Bengaluru resident using Gurugram flooding as an opportunity to voice their demand for infrastructure fixes at home. “Look at Gurugram’s situation. Don’t let politicians fool you with the Tunnel Road idiocy. Bengaluru needs metro and suburban rail expedited. Tunnel Road is a real estate scam,” a user cautioned.
Gurugram Weather Update: City Under Orange Alert For Rain
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall in parts of Delhi until 5:30 pm on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gurugram remains on high alert, currently under an orange alert, following heavy overnight rainfall. Earlier today, the city was placed under a red alert, which led to schools and colleges switching to online classes and offices advising employees to work from home.
