Several departments in Gurugram are toiling hard to tackle waterlogging and other problems in the city. District Administration, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the Police Department have connected with an internal WhatsApp number to share waterlogging, traffic jams, garbage and other related issues on the group to resolve the problem.
The different agencies have prepared a detailed action plan to resolve traffic issue, waterlogging and other issues so that the resident of the city could not face traffic mess during the heavy rain.
"The district administration is working with the NHAI and GMDA to ensure all water pumps are in working condition so that they can be used in emergencies," a district administration officer, said.
Meanwhile, the police department is planning to deploy more traffic personnel at the busy junctions to share traffic updates and other issues with the multiple agencies during rain and peak hours.
"We have deployed additional police personnel at major traffic junctions on the city road to avoid any traffic mess. Usually, the commuters face traffic issue due to waterlogging on the roads. We had shared the problem with the concerned authority. Once the agency resolves the water logging problem the commuters will not face jam on the stretch," a senior traffic police officer said.
"We will make all required efforts during the rain and peak hours traffic so that the commuters on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and residents didn't face any problem related to the traffic jams. To ensure the smooth traffic in the city traffic police will be deployed 24x7 at waterlogging prone sites in shifts," he said.
Meanwhile, the Gurugram police have identified 24 points within the city which could be vulnerable to heavy traffic jams. These points are Shankar Chowk, Atlas Chowk, Iffco Chowk, Signature Tower, Sector-31, Jharsa Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Bata Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Huda City Centre, Hanuman Chowk, Ghata More, Kherki Daula toll plaza, Rampura Chowk, IMT Chowk in Manesar, Panchgaon Chowk, Bilaspur Chowk, Kapriwas, Himgiri Chowk sector-10, Ambedkar Chowk in Sohna and Jamalpur in Pataudi.