India, July 21 -- Many Indian cities have been battling long traffic jams every day over the last few weeks, thanks in part to heavy rainfall. The traffic situation, already precarious in major cities, has been further exacerbated by the waterlogged roads and long delays that commuters have come to expect every monsoon season.

On social media, some harried commuters have taken to comparing Hyderabad and Gurugram with Bengaluru - the gold standard of terrible traffic.

Heavy rainfall battered Hyderabad on Friday, throwing normal life out of gear. Traffic in the city suffered as a result, with the after-effects visible even after a couple of days.

One X user shared a screenshot from Google Maps showing a distance of just 1.8km would take ...