India, Aug. 1 -- A torrential downpour on Thursday left Gurugram struggling to keep its roads and traffic systems intact, causing massive traffic snarls across the city's busiest stretches. Arterial routes such as Sohna Road, Rajiv Chowk, Golf Course Extension Road, MG Road and Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) were severely impacted, with thousands of commuters stranded for hours. The city came to a standstill as waterlogged roads, malfunctioning traffic signals, and a shortage of personnel turned the morning rush hour into a nightmare.

By 10am, residents and office-goers took to social media, flooding platforms with images and videos of submerged roads, stalled vehicles, and long traffic jams. Sohna Road, one of the city's main access poi...