India, Oct. 31 -- Illegal parking and poorly maintained roads and infrastructure combined with the dropping visibility has turned Gurugram's underground corridor, which helps ease traffic flow, into a safety hazard, motorists and experts say. At several key underpasses - near Hero Honda Chowk, Ambience Mall, Sohna-Badshahpur road, Rajiv Chowk and Subhash Chowk - commuters report illegal parking, poorly kept roads, missing signage, broken roofs, and flickering lights.

The situation is further worsened by the low visibility in NCR - reported at 800 metres around on Thursday morning- as smog enveloped the region and the sky remained generally cloudy. An HT spot check at multiple underpasses in Gurugram raised concerns over commuters safety,...