"Unplannd urbanstn, lack of timely actn agnst encroachmnts, politicking at lower lvls has led 2 dis situation. Let all of us share d blame & act.
"Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurgaon open up your eyes. Cities and Towns must awake. Let's crackdown against encroachers of drains, canals, lakes (sic)," he said in a series of tweets.
He called for fixing accountability for encroachments and their removal from every city on a war footing, and advocated relocating and rehabilitating the poor people.
"People, Planners, Administrators, Political Leaders to be alive to the reality to fulfil their responsibility (sic)," he said.
He also asked people not to "join the blame game" and "fulfill their responsibility".
Long tailbacks were witnessed in gridlocked roads in Gurgaon during the last two days due to severe waterlogging on National Highway-8 after heavy rains lashed Delhi's satellite city, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and forcing authorities to clamp prohibitory orders near Hero Honda chowk.
Schools were also ordered to declare a two-day holiday in the wake of the situation.
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