‘Swimming pool promise fulfilled’: Rain floods basements of Greater Noida West societies, videos go viral

Several housing societies in Greater Noida West (Noida Extension) faced severe waterlogging on July 30, as heavy rainfall flooded basements and exposed critical flaws in the region’s drainage infrastructure. Videos showing submerged basements in multiple residential complexes have gone viral on social media.

The social media handle @GreaterNoidaW posted several such clips from societies including Shri Radha Sky Gardens, Mahagun Mywoods, Casa Woodstock, Amrapali Leisure Park, Supertech Eco Village 1, and Aims Green Avenue. Economic Times has not independently verified the authenticity of these videos.



The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 37mm of moderate rainfall between Wednesday night and early Thursday. The showers triggered road cave-ins at two key locations, disrupting traffic and forcing residents to seek alternate routes—further highlighting the city’s fragile infrastructure.


Power outages added to the chaos. In Ghaziabad’s Prateek Grand City (Siddharth Vihar), residents reported a nine-hour blackout amid basement flooding. At Shiv Shakti Apartments in Greater Noida’s Sector Mu-2, a fire in a meter panel caused a two-hour power disruption.


Many residents voiced frustration, citing repeated instances of flooding during monsoon seasons. In Eco Village 1, heavy waterlogging in the basement was accompanied by early morning power cuts. Maintenance teams in several societies issued urgent notices asking residents to move their vehicles so water could be drained out.


Similar outages were reported across Ghaziabad—including Kavi Nagar, Vasundhara, Vaishali, Indirapuram, Sahibabad, and Abhay Khand. In Noida, residents in sectors 12, 55, 56, 63, and 71 also faced 2-4 hour-long disruptions.

As infrastructure buckles under seasonal rainfall, residents say the recurring crisis has turned their homes into hazard zones—and their basements into unintended pools.