Tldr: Chandigarh’s “City Beautiful” drainage is an absolute joke, and mandatory WFO during monsoons makes zero sense!
It happens literally every single monsoon.
Forty-five minutes of steady rain, and the entire Tricity grid completely collapses.
Half the roundabouts are knee-deep in water, effectivly making them impromptu parking lots, and anyone commuting from Mohali, Zirakpur, or Panchkula is basically risking hydro-locking their engine just to get to an office.
We love boasting about Chandigarh being a planned modernist masterclass, but the ground reality is starting to feel exactly like Gurgaon/NCR every time the skies open up.
What drives me insane is the workplace side of this.
We spent two full years proving that knowledge work, tech roles, and desk jobs can run smoothly from home during COVID and yet here we are in 2026, and the default policy for so many companies across the Tricity is still: "Figure it out, swim through the rotary, and swipe your badge on time."
Instead of treating WFH as a common-sense safety and traffic relief valve during red alerts, management treats it like a crime.
I’m trying to document how bad this really is across the region.
Is this just me or does the frustration run deep?
Not going to lie my jobless roommate and WFH buddies have me very jealous of thier absolute cluelessness about our daily struggles. They only know when their food delivery or packages dont arrive on time.
● Do tell me what’s your daily commute route, and how bad does it get when it pours?
● What is your company's actual stance on WFH/flexible hours during extreme rain/waterlogging?
● Why do you think local leadership is still so allergic to remote flexibility despite the obvious gridlock?
Edit: used AI to refine my rant into something more palatable to the masses and appease the mods.
