Delhi Unlock Phase 1: Factories, construction sites reopen after a six-week hiatus

After a strict lockdown for six weeks since April 19, the Delhi government allowed industrial manufacturing and construction work in the city as part of its phased unlock process. Here are the scenes from Day 1 of the unlock process.

Delhi Unlock Phase 1: Factories, construction sites reopen after a six-week hiatus

As Covid lockdown restrictions were eased in Delhi, factory owners opened their establishments after six weeks with many grappling with shortage of labourers and raw materials, and fearing losses due to slump in production. Credit: PTI Photo

After a strict lockdown for six weeks since April 19, the Delhi government allowed industrial manufacturing and construction work in the city as part of its phased unlock process. Credit: PTI Photo

However, since a majority of the workforce had left for their native places fearing the unprecedented second wave of coronavirus and low supply of raw material due to shut markets, industrialists said they can only calculate their losses. Credit: PTI Photo

The picture shows a worker busy at a factory in the Wazirpur Industrial area in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

As per an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on May 29, workers and employees at manufacturing units and construction sites will be required to carry e-passes for movement during the ongoing lockdown that has been extended to June 7. Credit: PTI Photo

A portrait of a labour at the Wazirpur Industrial area, as the unlocking process of Covid-19 lockdown begins in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

A worker at a factory in the Wazirpur Industrial area. Credit: PTI Photo

Another worker at the Wazirpur Industrial area. Credit: PTI Photo

The unlock guidelines allowed resumption of construction activities with staggered work hours, proper social distancing among workers, adequate gaps between shifts, and staggered lunch breaks of staff. Credit: PTI Photo

Workers are seen at a construction site as unlock process begins in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Labourers work at a construction site as unlocking process of lockdown begins in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

New power cables installed by lineworkers as unlock process of Covid-19 lockdown begins in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo