Road caves-in, flooded streets: How Gurgaon looked after a day of heavy rains

Heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR, particularly battering the satellite city of Gurgaon on Wednesday, flooding the low-lying areas and bringing the traffic to a halt. (PTI)

A portion of road caves in near Gurugram's IFFCO Chowk, following heavy rainfall in the region. (ANI)

The rains flooded many streets in Gurgaon, turning them into small rivers, as traffic came to a virtual standstill at key stretches. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Following heavy rains, Gurgaon on Wednesday found itself submerged. Among the worst affected stretches were the Narsinghpur-Khandsa stretch, Golf Course road and seven of the 11 underpasses in the city. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

The DLF Phase 1 underpass on Golf Course road was exceptionally unfortunate, with rainwater collecting almost till its roof.(Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

The location of the underpass itself leads to the structure being vulnerable, with runoff water from the Aravalli Hills travelling down through the Phase 1 area and filling the underpass. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Since the structure is located at a level below the main drainage network of the city, DLF has constructed a concrete rainwater harvesting chamber into which any rainwater is meant to flow. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

On Wednesday, however, once the chamber filled up and the pumps were activated, the water, instead of flowing into the drainage network, experienced a backflow, making it impossible to pump it out. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)