As part of the Mission Begin Again initiative in Maharashtra, malls and market complexes without theatres, food courts and restaurants will be operational between 9 am and 7 pm from August 5.
Kitchens of food courts and restaurants will be allowed to operate in the malls where only home delivery will be permitted, as per the government notification.
Here's how malls are preparing to reopen.
IMAGE: House keeping staff sprays disinfectant inside a mall ahead of its reopening during Unlock 3, in Thane. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Social distancing stickers pasted on a floor of a mall to help customers maintain social distancing in Thane. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Stickers to maintain social distancing are pasted on the floor of a mall in Thane, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A man passes through a disinfectant tunnel installed at the entrance of a mall in Thane. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A housekeeping staffer wearing a PPE kit sprays disinfectant inside a mall in Thane. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A car being sanitised at the parking entrance of a mall in Thane. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A salesman arranges garments at High Street Phoenix mall at Lower Parel in Mumbai. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A worker wearing PPE sprays disinfectant to sanitise High Street Phoenix mall at Lower Parel in Mumbai. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A worker sanitises a portion of High Street Phoenix mall in Mumbai. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A man in a PPE sprays disinfectant to santise High Street Phoenix mall in Lower Parel. Photograph: Sahil Salvi