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Gurugram Commissioner Shifted Hours After Rain Floods City
Pradeep Dahiya was transferred to Rohtak hours after heavy rain hit Gurugram. The government called the move routine. The city received 115 mm of rain in 33 hours.
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The Haryana government transferred Gurugram Municipal Corporation Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya on Thursday, hours after heavy rain triggered severe waterlogging in parts of the city. The order, issued by the chief secretary's office, appointed the 2013-batch Indian Administrative Service officer as Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak. The government described the move as a routine bureaucratic reshuffle, not a response to the rainfall, the New Indian Express reported.
The transfer came as Gurugram struggled with 115 mm of rain over 33 hours. Waterlogging was reported in Sectors 31 and 39, Sheetla Mata Mandir Road, Sector 10A, Pataudi Road, Basai Road, Kadipur and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk. Commuters spent hours stranded on roads. Civic authorities said water receded within 30 minutes to two hours in most areas, and that no major casualties or vehicle breakdowns occurred, according to the New Indian Express.
Dahiya, who holds a BE in electronics engineering from Maharishi Dayanand University in Rohtak, had served as commissioner and CEO of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority. Sources told the New Indian Express that he had worked through the year to upgrade the city's drainage infrastructure, an effort credited with keeping large parts of the municipal area largely free from waterlogging during the current monsoon.
During the rain, Dahiya inspected the drainage system with officials. "Our objective is not merely to drain water during the rains but to provide a permanent solution to waterlogging issues through technical planning and a robust drainage network," he said, according to the New Indian Express. He directed teams to maintain round-the-clock monitoring of vulnerable areas.