India, Nov. 8 -- Gurugram experienced two bouts of heavy rainfall this year - the first between July 9 and 10, when about 133 mm of rain fell within 12 hours, and the second on September 1, which saw over 100 mm of rainfall in just four hours. Both downpours led to severe waterlogging, power outages, and hours-long traffic jams stretching for kilometers along major highways such as NH-48, prompting authorities to issue work-from-home advisories.

Public frustration quickly spilled onto social media, with countless posts blaming the government for the city's poor infrastructure. In October, Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs, M L Khattar, directed the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Irrigation De...