Covid-19 impact: 60% decline in city traffic as restrictions take effect

The average traffic congestion in Mumbai in 2019 ranges from 60-80% in the morning rush hour (between 8 am and 10 am)

Monday morning rush hour traffic was non-existent in New Delhi and the financial capital, Mumbai. There was significantly lower vehicular movement as fears over the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak intensified, showed an analysis of traffic congestion data from location technology firm TomTom International.

The average traffic congestion in Mumbai in 2019 ranges from 60-80 per cent in the morning rush hour (between 8 am and 10 am). It was under five per cent on Monday. New Delhi’s morning traffic congestion in 2019 is between 50-80 per cent. It was in single digits on Monday, ranging from 0-6 per cent.

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