India, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rainfall in Gurgaon on Monday turned the city into a traffic nightmare, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours. What should have been a routine evening for office-goers quickly escalated into an ordeal, as waterlogged roads and poor traffic management brought the "Millennium City" to a standstill. Amid the rain, many commuters took to social media to share their experiences and question the city's preparedness. One user called it "one of the toughest experiences of my life" after a 30-minute drive from Cyber City to Sector 49 stretched to six hours.

"Yesterday was one of the toughest experiences of my professional life," Siddharth Bhardwaj, a Yatra.com employee, wrote in a LinkedIn post, detailing how h...