Take steps to fix traffic issue on NH 8: Gadkari to NHAI

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today instructed NHAI to immediately rush a team of senior officials to Gurgaon to ensure smooth flow of traffic on NH 8, which has faced severe water-logging and massive traffic jam following heavy rains.
The road transport, highways and shipping minister asked NHAI Chairman Raghav Chandra to personally monitor the situation, a Road Ministry official said.
The ministry has also directed NHAI to take all necessary steps in this regard, the official added.
For the second day today, Gurgaon was caught in back-to-back traffic after heavy rains lashed Delhi's satellite city, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and forcing authorities to issue prohibitory orders.

Schools were also ordered to shut for two days.
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In a statement, the National Highways Authority of India said the Chairman has deputed a high-level team comprising three chief general managers and GMs at ground zero.
"To remove water-logging, the NHAI team was pressed into emergency service and... Tools, machinery and labour were deployed," it added.
There has been close co-ordination with the police and policemen have been deployed at the site to maintain smooth flow of traffic while the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and HUDA officials are also on board, the statement said.
NHAI is also following up with HUDA and HSIDC for proper construction of Badshahpur and Khandsa drains, respectively.

"Once these outfall drains are constructed, the issue of rain water stagnation will be resolved," NHAI said, adding that "desilting of these two drains is also required".