Tourists and residents missing, Mumbai’s iconic landmarks have only pigeons for visitors

Maharashtra, with more than 37,000 cases of Covid-19, has the highest number in the country, with densely populated Mumbai accounting for more than 22,000.

The Gateway of India, a popular tourist attraction, lies deserted. Pigeons are the only visitors this monument has seen since the lockdown | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

Mumbai: In the fourth phase of lockdown, Mumbai’s usually crowded areas continued to be deserted.

The state of Maharashtra, with more than 37,000 cases of Covid-19, has the highest number in the country, with the densely populated Mumbai accounting for more than 22,000.

ThePrint’s Soniya Agarwal and Swagata Yadavar, who have been travelling across the western coast of the country, visited a few of the city’s iconic landmarks to give you a glimpse of how they look during the lockdown.

Flora Fountain and Hutatma Chowk are usually surrounded by dense traffic and students buying books on the pavement nearby | Swagata Yadavar | ThePrint

Pizza by the Bay, a popular restaurant on Marine Drive, has a cheeky take on the coronavirus | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

A man walks in the Cumballa Hill area, with the city’s famous Haji Ali dargah and mosque in the background | Swagata Yadavar | ThePrint

Haji Ali dargah, usually packed with devotees, lies deserted during the month of Ramzan | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

Even though fishing activities have been exempted from lockdown, only 30 per cent of regular fishing activity has taken place. | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

Marine Drive looks sombre without tourists and residents sitting by the sea and enjoying the evening breeze | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

Deserted stretches of the coast | Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint