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Data-backed articles on flood risk, waterlogging, and monsoon preparedness in Gurgaon.

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Community Data
Gurgaon's Aug 6–7 Rains, Mapped by 201 Citizen Reports
201 waterlogging reports in two days of heavy August 2026 rain, filed by 131 Gurgaon residents. We clustered every report and checked it against the city's official hotspot list — one road stood out, and it's been a known problem for years.
August 2026 5 min read
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Incident Report
Gurgaon Underwater: What Really Happened on September 1, 2025
133mm of rain in four hours, a 20km traffic jam, a 51-hour power outage. What actually happened that day — and why the same structural failures remain unresolved heading into monsoon 2026.
July 2026 7 min read
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Guide
Waterlogging Outside Your House? Do You Know Who to Call?
Most people only know one number to call during a flood: the CM office. But every ward has a Junior Engineer, an Assistant Engineer, an Executive Engineer, and a councillor whose job is exactly this. Find yours.
July 2026 3 min read
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Explainer
Why Does Gurgaon Flood Every Monsoon? Five Structural Reasons
Gurgaon gets under 600mm of rain annually yet floods every monsoon. The answer lies in destroyed johads, interrupted drainage channels, and infrastructure that never kept pace with growth.
June 2026 6 min read
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Analysis
Gurgaon's 10 Most Flood-Vulnerable Colonies: What the Data Says
From Fazilpur Jharsa to Jacubpura — our MRS model identifies which colonies flood first, why, and what structural factors make them hardest to protect.
June 2026 8 min read
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Global Lessons
What Gurgaon Can Learn from Rotterdam's Approach to Flooding
Rotterdam lies below sea level yet is one of the world's most flood-resilient cities. Its secret: don't fight water, plan for it — water squares, room for rivers, and flood-aware urban design.
June 2026 5 min read
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Global Lessons
What Gurgaon Can Learn from Singapore's Approach to Flooding
Singapore receives 3× Gurgaon's annual rainfall yet rarely floods for long. Five lessons from decades of serious investment in water management — and why flooding is a policy choice, not a weather outcome.
June 2026 6 min read
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