Recovery tracker: Traffic up, workplace visits peak since national lockdown

Power generation and freight growth slow down

Indian workplace visits have touched their highest point since the first national lockdown was imposed in March 2020.

They are now at over 90 per cent of pre-Covid levels, shows mobility data from search engine giant Google. It uses anonymised location data to track how people are moving during the pandemic. The data is released with a lag. The latest is as of September 7th. It also showed an increase in retail and recreation visits. Grocery and pharmacy visits also showed an increase over the previous week.

Traffic congestion has increased for the week ending Sunday 12th September when compared