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Recovery tracker: Office visits at 78% of pre-Covid days as cases fall

Roads see more traffic and power generation a brighter week

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Analysts believe that power demand also rose last week as Covid-19 restrictions on economic activity ended across the country

Krishna KantSachin P Mampatta Mumbai
As the number of Covid cases falls, weekly indicators of economic activity are looking up. Power generation is now showing double-digit gains over 2019, and there is an uptick in mobility, too. Other indicators such as traffic and emissions are also on a recovery path, though more in some parts of the country than others.

There were 4,426 million units of electricity generated in India on a seven-day rolling average basis for the week ending Sunday, July 11, as many parts of the country faced heat wave-like conditions and irrigation demand remained high due to the paddy sowing season. Analysts