Several parts of India have begun the process of cautiously resuming activities stopped two months ago when the coronavirus cases began its deadly surge in the second wave.
The 'unlocking' comes as COVID-19 cases have seen a steady fall in recent weeks.
Commuters wait to board a train at the Lakshmi Nagar Metro Station after resumption of the Delhi Metro services in a graded manner. The Delhi government has allowed shops and malls to open on odd-even basis and private offices with 50 percent capacity as part of phased unlocking process. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo
People visit a restaurant that was reopened after unlocking of COVID-19 lockdown began in a phased manner at Bandra in Mumbai. Read
here to know about what's opened and what's not in the financial capital of India.
Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo
Workers leave for their jobs as shops and offices reopen after further ease in the COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI Photo
Traffic jam at Mulund toll naka in Mumbai after unlocking of COVID-19 lockdown began in a phased manner in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo
A shopkeeper arranges his shop that was reopened after further ease in the COVID-19 lockdown at the Karolbagh market in New Delhi. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
Vehicles ply on a road during relaxation hours of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Photo
People wait in a queue for a bus after unlocking of COVID-19 lockdown began in a phased manner, at Bandra in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo
A worker arranges mannequins outside a shop at the Karolbagh market. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
Shops reopen on odd-even basis at the Karolbagh market in New Delhi. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
Commuter enter the Lakshmi Nagar Metro Station after resumption of the Delhi Metro services. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo