Congress MP Brijendra Singh Stuck in Water‑logged Dwarka Expressway Tunnel Slams Modi Govt’s Rs 250 Crore/km Project

Saturday’s sudden downpour gave Delhi a brief respite from the scorching heat, but it also left several streets choking on water, and the city’s traffic came to a near‑standstill.

Among the worst‑hit spots was the Dwarka Expressway, a flagship road that the Prime Minister inaugurated in 2024 with grand promises of “changing the gear of people’s lives.” The very tunnel that was supposed to showcase modern engineering became a shallow lake, forcing commuters to wade through ankle‑deep water.

Congress MP Brijendra Singh took to X (formerly Twitter) with a video that showed him stranded inside the drenched tunnel. “I have been stuck in this tunnel for an hour,” he wrote, adding a pointed jab: the Modi government had built it at a cost of Rs 250 crore per kilometre.

His post read, “The same tunnel that Prime Minister Modi described as shifting the gear of people’s lives is now a puddle where I’m waiting for help.” The MP’s tone mixed frustration with a hint of sarcasm, reflecting both the inconvenience he faced and the political heat he wanted to turn up.

Water‑logging was not limited to the expressway. Parts of Gurugram and other NCR zones experienced similar flooding, slowing down traffic and turning rush‑hour commutes into a slog. Even Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport felt the pinch, with several domestic flights delayed or diverted as rainwater pooled on the tarmac and in terminal walkways.

The India Meteorological Department had already warned of continued showers and thundershowers across western Uttar Pradesh and a few pockets of eastern Uttar Pradesh, a forecast that seemed to validate the city’s dampened spirits.

While officials scramble to clear the water and restore normal flow, the incident has sparked a fresh round of debate over infrastructure spending, maintenance, and the real‑world utility of mega‑projects that, on paper, promise transformative change.

For now, commuters are hoping the rain eases and the water recedes, and that the next time a tunnel is built, it comes with better drainage – or at least a dry lane for the occasional stuck MP.