Gurgaon and rain is the worst combo!

So, a tree right outside my balcony started causing a bit of a spark. I ignored it but it kept on increasing gradually as the intensity of rain increased.

Not knowing what to do, I called the police not expecting them to fix it but to get someone do it. They said - ‘Ye bijli vibhag ka kaam hai, hamara nahi. Hamare pass number nahi hai, aap khud karlo kuch’. Zero help.

I tried to contact the municipal corporation and got stuck in auto-answering for over 45 minutes and it didn’t move anywhere.

I tried calling the electricity department but apparently they only take complaints from the land owners and land lords. Baffling in my opinion for a city that calls itself SMART.

Finally, a huge blast, electricity gone and no one to fix. Welcome to Gurgaon.