Woman finds a ‘gem’ in Gurugram traffic, says she was stuck for over 6 hours but ‘Rapido driver didn’t…’

The downpour forced commuters to navigate inundated roads and left them bogged down in heavy traffic, further exposing the city’s fragile infrastructure.

A silver lining in the traffic chaos?

In the middle of the chaos, a woman found a “gem” in the gridlock. Activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj took to X to share how she was stuck in a traffic jam in Gurugram for more than six hours, but her Rapido driver did not complain and instead “politely” asked her to pay whatever extra she felt was right.

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“Hi Rapido bike app, I want to thank your driver partner Mr. Suraj Maurya from the bottom of my heart. He was with me for 6+ hours because of #GurgaonTraffic but didn’t complain at all,” Bhardwaj wrote on X. “Dropped me home in these waters. Politely said, ‘Ma’am pay whatever extra u want.’”

She also shared a video of the waterlogged Gurugram roads along with her post. The gesture has drawn applause on social media, with several praising the Rapido driver.

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Traffic snarls across Gurugram

This was not an isolated incident. A massive traffic jam was also witnessed on NH-8, while visuals from the Delhi-Jaipur highway showed long queues of vehicles, with commuters stranded for hours.

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Other areas in Gurugram, including Rajiv Chowk, Signature Tower Chowk underpass, and Patel Nagar, also witnessed vehicles crawling through waterlogged roads. People were seen wading through waist-deep water, trying to carry their belongings.

Delhi-Gurugram border hit too

The heavy rainfall in Delhi added to the gridlock, with significant traffic congestion reported at the Delhi-Gurugram border.