IN PHOTOS: What India's roads look like when empty

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mandated a 21-day lockdown across the highly populated country; here are some shots of what the streets look like when they a...

Mar 26, 2020, 17:13 IST1 min

1/8

MUMBAI: An aerial view shows a deserted JJ bridge, usually teeming with cars, against the backdrop of the city"s skyline

Image by Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images

2/8

BENGALURU: A handful of vehicles move through the Silk Board junction flyover on March 22

Image by Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images

3/8

KOLKATA: Deserted streets in Kolkata as India observed the Janata (Civil) curfew in Kolkata, India, on Sunday, 22nd March, 2020. The government on Sunday had announced an unprecedented lo...

Image by Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images

4/8

ALLAHABAD: A motorist rides through a deserted flyover near Allahabad High Court

Image by Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images

5/8

AMRITSAR: A general view of deserted Heritage street is seen near the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (C), during a nationwide curfew

Image by Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images

6/8

SRINAGAR: A view of a deserted street in Srinagar, India, during what should have been peak tourist season. On March 22, PM Modi proposed a "Janata curfew" for the day between 7 am and 9 pm...

Image by Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

7/8

JAIPUR: M.I Road wears a deserted look during the Janta Curfew in the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Image by Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images

8/8

CHENNAI: An elephant sculpture wears a facemask car to bring awareness during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed by the government amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel c...

Image by Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images