Recovery tracker: Traffic, emissions stay below 2021 highs, powergen steady

People are spending more time at home than they were in pre-Covid times. Data as of March 23 shows 9% spike in time spent at residential locations. Workplace visits are down 15%

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Economic recovery | Traffic | Emissions

Sachin P Mampatta & Krishna Kant  |  Mumbai 

Key weekly economic indicators are below their highs from earlier in the year amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Traffic congestion in Mumbai and New Delhi had reached around 80-90 per cent normalcy in the earlier part of 2021. Delhi traffic is now 22 per cent below normal shows data from global location technology firm TomTom International. Mumbai traffic is down 46 per cent (see chart 1).

Emissions in Mumbai and Delhi remain below 2019 levels. Business Standard tracks levels of nitrogen dioxide in the air. It comes from industrial activity and vehicles. Emissions for both cities ...

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First Published: Mon, March 29 2021. 19:17 IST
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