Gurugram advises WFH for corporate, govt offices on 25 August; schools to hold online classes amid rain, waterlogging

The Gurugram district administration has issued an advisory for Tuesday, 25 August, urging offices to work from home (WFH) and schools to teach online. According to the advisory, continuous heavy rainfall is likely to cause waterlogging on several major roads and at intersections across the city, leading to traffic snarls during the day.

“In view of the heavy rainfall in Gurugram district on 24.08.2026, there are chances of waterlogging and traffic congestion. Therefore, all corporate offices and government and private schools/institutions in the district are advised to guide their employees to work from home from 25.08.2026, so that traffic congestion can be avoided and repair works on roads and drains can be carried out smoothly by civic agencies,” an advisory from the District Disaster Management Authority read.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an orange alert in the morning for the Millennium City and Faridabad for heavy rain, but it was later downgraded to a yellow alert for the entire Delhi-NCR region.

Gurugram waterlogging 

Several areas of Gurugram witnessed severe waterlogging following the rainfall, with water levels rising from ankle- to knee-deep on several roads. Among the affected locations were Sector 10 near Euro International School, South City-1, Tulip Chowk and the 60-metre road in Sector 69, Narsinghpur, sectors 9, 14 and 45, V Block in DLF Phase 3, the Ardee City stretch towards Sector 52, Sector 52A, Sector 5 and the Airia Mall stretch on Sohna Road, Hindustan Times reported.

Major congestion was also reported around Rajiv Chowk, Sector 15 Part 2, Main Gujjar Road in Sector 67, Old Railway Road, the Mini Secretariat area, NH-48, IFFCO Chowk, Sohna Road and various stretches of Old Gurugram.

The downpour also disrupted traffic movement across Gurugram, with vehicles crawling through several stretches and traffic jams extending up to four kilometres in some areas.

Videos showing motorists abandoning their vehicles after becoming stranded on waterlogged roads have surfaced widely on social media. Schoolchildren returning home were also seen rushing towards elevated spots, including bus stops built on raised platforms, as they tried to stay safe from the flooding and avoid open manholes concealed beneath the muddy water.

The heavy rainfall also affected traffic flow on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, where thousands of vehicles were forced to move at a crawl. The congestion occurred despite the expressway having sufficient road width to accommodate a large volume of traffic travelling at or near the speed limit.