Picture this: a three-hour crawl from Gurugram to Noida, in an electric vehicle (EV) no less, with torrential rains turning roads into rivers.
A flight to Dubai would have been faster and far more relaxing.
Forget Bollywood thrillers; the real drama unfolds on Delhi-NCR’s waterlogged highways.
In my EV, I set off with optimism, believing I’d zip through in an hour- thirty minutes. Ha!
The skies opened, and Gurugram’s roads became a chaotic soup of honking cars and stranded scooters. My EV’s battery gauge dropped faster than my spirits.
Every red light felt like a personal attack, and the battery warning light blinked like a judgmental auntie. “Will I make it home, or will I be stranded, calling for a tow truck in a monsoon?” I wondered.
Google Maps, my supposed saviour, turned enemy. Every route glowed an ominous red, mocking me with “no faster way available.” I imagined the app shrugging, “Good luck, buddy!”
The Barapulla Flyway, usually a lifeline, was a parking . The traffic snarl on that beautiful flyover, meant to breeze through congestion, gobbled up my calm.
And the EV’s wipers? They fought valiantly but were no match for the deluge.
This isn’t just my story—it’s the plight of countless Gurugram-to-Noida commuters.
Monsoon season transforms our daily grind into a test of patience, vehicle durability, and sheer willpower.
Glad to be back home my EV didn’t give up on me just like my sense of humour.
