India, Oct. 8 -- A sudden downpour on Tuesday evening once again brought Gurugram to a standstill, as heavy rain waterlogged key stretches of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and several arterial roads, triggering massive traffic snarls that left thousands of commuters trapped for hours again.

The rain began around 5pm and quickly submerged key junctions along the Delhi-Jaipur highway. Long jams stretched from Signature Tower to Mahipalpur on the Delhi side and from Iffco Chowk to Rajiv Chowk in the opposite direction. It took many commuters over an hour - in some cases, nearly two - to cover short distances on the expressway, as cars stood bumper to bumper under the pounding rain.

By 6pm, critical intersections such as Hero Honda Chowk, Sh...