30-minute downpour turns posh Gurgaon area with Rs 100 crore flats into ‘sea-facing’ apartments. Videos

A heavy downpour on Wednesday turned the spotlight on Gurugram's crumbling urban infrastructure, as several neighbourhoods, including some of the city's most affluent areas, were submerged under knee-deep water. The torrential rain, which lasted just half an hour, severely disrupted traffic and exposed the vulnerability of even the most expensive residential localities.

The upscale Golf Course Road, home to the ultra-luxurious DLF Camellias and DLF Magnolias, became the epicentre of the chaos. Former Meta employee Anushri Pawar captured the grim reality in a video that she shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The clip, which quickly went viral, showed waterlogged streets outside the high-rise apartments, with luxury cars struggling to navigate the flooded roads.

Pawar’s post, dripping with sarcasm, highlighted the irony of the situation. “What should we call this? River Facing or Sea Facing? This is the condition of Roads in front of Rs 100 crore Camellias and Magnolias at the Golf Course Road in Gurgaon,” she wrote.

What should we call this? River Facing or Sea Facing?This is the condition of Roads in front of 100 crores #Camillias and #Magnolias in #GolfCourseRoad in #GurgaonThis is the condition of roads in just half an hour rain and ppl here will still buy flats in 100 crorespic.twitter.com/CgIjyLlaBb
Anushri Pawar (@Anushri_Pawar) September 4, 2024

The video resonated with many residents across Delhi NCR, drawing a wave of reactions on social media. While some expressed disbelief, others used the opportunity to compare Gurugram’s infrastructure with other cities. A resident of Noida commented, “Have never seen such a thing in Noida. My place is fabulous.”

Another user pointed out that the waterlogging issue is symptomatic of a larger problem, stating, “What we are seeing is nothing else but poor city infrastructure design lacking a rain drainage system.”

Several other users shared videos of waterlogging from their areas.

30 minutes of rain did this.Welcome to Golf Course Road, #Gurgaon.#gurugram@OfficialGMDA @HTGurgaon @sumedhasharma86 @DEEPAKKAHUJA @bagishjhaTOI pic.twitter.com/mtJazG2lfP
Shrey (@shreygandhi) September 4, 2024

Gone our the days when #Gurgaon #Gurugram roads would turn into streams we now have mini oceans on roads with waves . Who needs water parks here? This is SPR #rain #HeavyRain #haryanaelection pic.twitter.com/LODUtKLJ8l
Sumedha Sharma (@sumedhasharma86) September 4, 2024

Gurgaon after just an hour of rainWe this kind of crumbling infra, we are planning to compete with mega cities like Dubai pic.twitter.com/F2UqhiPLNt
Shruti Mallick (@shruti_nike) September 6, 2024

India is not for beginners! Somebody just capitalized on water-logged streets in Gurgaon. Spotted this in the Cyber City! #gurugram #rain #defender pic.twitter.com/Umcj7igAev Kuldeep Yadav (@kuldeepy) September 6, 2024

Earlier this year, four apartments in the DLF Camellias were sold for a staggering Rs 106.4 crore each, with buyers including prominent business figures like Rahul Dhanuka, joint managing director of Dhanuka Agritech, and Peyush Bansal, co-founder of Lenskart.