India, Sept. 6 -- Every year, visuals of waterlogging in Haryana's Gurugram ironically flood social media. Working professionals and residents share clips showing how rain brings the city to its knees, choking traffic and disrupting daily life.

This year is no different. Images and videos from across the city show people wading through waterlogged streets and vehicles struggling to navigate flooded roads.

To understand why a modern hub succumbs to rainfall every year, MG Devasahayam, former Chief Administrator of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), broke down the structural failures rooted in the city's early planning.

He noted that the initial vision for Gurugram in the 1980s violated basic town-planning principles, citing...