The coronavirus led nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 has transformed the world around us. The once bustling financial capital Mumbai wears a deserted look. The business district - Bandra Kurla Complex - looks like a ghost town. COVID-19 lockdown has impacted the livelihood of people from taxi and auto drivers to roadside food vendors. Economic activity has come to a halt. Company offices are all shut for now with employees working from the safer environments of their homes.
Pictures by Rachit Goswami HCC
Hindustan Construction Company Limited or HCC Limited is a public-private company headquartered in Mumbai whose businesses explore the sectors of Engineering & Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Urban development & Management.
Viacom18
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd, which is one of India's fastest growing entertainment networks and a house of iconic brands now looks like this.
MGL
Mahanagar Gas Limited, (MGL) is one of the India's leading Natural Gas Distribution Companies. It is an enterprise of GAIL (India) Limited (Maharatna Company of Govt. of India) and the Government of Maharashtra. MGL, which once used to connect 1.2 million households as well as over 4000 small commercial and industrial establishments along with supplying CNG to more than 700,000 vehicles in Mumbai, Thane now looks like this.
Dhirubhai Ambani square The Dhirubhai Ambani Square was a shared goal of Reliance Industries Ltd and MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) to create the largest and best global convention facility in India. With the coronavirus led lockdown in place, it looks something like this.
Kotak Mahindra Bank
An Indian private sector bank headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, shows no sign of life.
NSE
The leading stock exchange of India is located in Mumbai. It was established in 1992 as the first dematerialized electronic exchange in the country. The place which used to be a crowded one now looks like this, ever since the movement of people has been strictly prohibited.