BJP MP Rao Inderjit Singh blames Congress era for Gurugram rain chaos, pitches tunnel fix
Rao Inderjit Singh called current fixes temporary and urged underground tunnels to channel rainwater through old drains as Gurugram faces repeated flooding.
- Heavy rains on Tuesday, August 25, inundated Gurugram, with water levels reaching two feet on Basai Road and Pataudi Road in Old Gurugram. Flooding disrupted traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, forced schools online, and prompted companies to issue work-from-home advisories.
- Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala criticized the Haryana government, alleging infrastructure has "collapsed" despite spending Rs 1,400 crore. He blamed the BJP administration for failing to address recurring waterlogging issues.
- BJP MP Rao Inderjit Singh, who has represented Gurugram for 17 years, attributed drainage woes to the previous Congress regime. He dismissed current efforts as a "Band-Aid" solution, urging underground tunnels along old drain routes instead.
- Singh stated the government is arranging funds for tunnel construction, noting that current measures only offer temporary relief. He argued that blocking water in one area forces it elsewhere, necessitating structural overhaul.
- Persistent drainage failures have sparked intense political friction between the BJP and Congress as both parties trade blame over recurring waterlogging. The city's rapid, often unplanned urbanization continues to leave residents vulnerable to future flooding, necessitating long-term infrastructure investment.
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Gurugram MP blames Congress-era works for city's waterlogging woes; he has been in power for 17 years
Gurugram's recurring waterlogging problem has once again triggered a political blame game, with BJP MP Rao Inderjit Singh blaming the previous Congress regime for the city's drainage woes, despite himself having represented Gurugram in Parliament for 17 years. As heavy rains brought large parts of the city to a standstill on Tuesday, August 25, his remarks have raised questions over accountability for a problem that has persisted throughout his…
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Gurugram waterlogging: Rao Inderjit blames Congress, party hits back citing his own tenure - The Tribune
Union Minister of State and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday blamed construction carried out during the Congress regime for the severe waterlogging that has crippled the city this monsoon, drawing a sharp response from the Congress, which pointed out that Singh himself was the sitting MP from the constituency at the time.
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