Streets empty, trains lodged in deserted stations: How Janata curfew looks

Shops remain closed in Kolkata in keeping with Janata curfew announced by PM Modi. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

In Mumbai, a junction wears a deserted look during the Janata curfew hours on Sunday. (Express Photo: Nirmal Haridnran)

No vehicle or people are out on the roads in East Delhi as 14-hour lockdown begins in the country. (Express Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

Shopkeeper in Sealdah Koley Market in Kolkata takes a nap on an idle Sunday afternoon when Janata curfew in place. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

As Janata curfew is not applicable to monkeys, this one makes the most of the least human interference to its antics in Ahmedabad (Express Photo: Javed Raja)

A road in Haji Ali, Mumbai, without a trace of life or vehicle, shows the self-imposed curfew is well in place. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

The curfew began at 7 am and will be observed till 9 pm Sunday. In pic: Road near Haji Ali, Mumbai. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

Ticket counters at Kolkata's Sealdah statIon remain closed on Sunday after Indian Railways suspended its operations for Janata curfew. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Trains lodged inside Sealdah station during the Janata curfew hours on Sunday. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)

Life at a Ghaziabad housing society on the day of lockdown to put brakes on COVID-19 transmission. (Express Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

A bus with very few passengers ply on a Kolkata road. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)

A glimpse of Ahmedabad during curfew hours. (Express Photo: Javed Raja)

Security personnel at an empty station in Kerala as Janata curfew brings life to standstill. (Express Photo: Nithin R K)

Life comes to standstill at a Ghaziabad housing society on Sunday. (Express Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

Traffic-free Gill Road in Ludhiana on Sunday. (Express Photo: Gurmeet Singh)

A lone auto on Ultadanga Road in Kolkata heads towards its destination on Sunday. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)

Passengers stranded on Howrah station as they find little options of transport to travel from the station to home. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)

A locality in Ernakulam, Kerala in a sleep mode on Sunday. (Express Photo: Nithin RK)

A bus stand of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation remains operational. (Express Photo: Nithin R K)

A day ahead of the Janata Curfew, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, March 22, Delhi's Connaught Place witnesses hardly any vehicular movements. Most shops and restaurants are shut in the national capital. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Passengers stranded at Kolkata airport due to the nation-wide lockdown following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Janata curfew'. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Eerie emptiness prevails on the streets of Mumbai due to the lockdown. (Express Photo: Nirmal Harindran)

A train at a platform at Kolkata's Sealdah station. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

The Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station in Mumbai wore a deserted look as suburban trains have been cancelled or suspended amid coronavirus outbreak. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Delhi's famous Sarojini market remained shut as Delhi government has announced closure of markets, malls and public areas in the wake of the pandemic. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Lanes in Ahmedabad are completely deserted with minimum vehicular and human movement on Saturday as restrictions have been imposed in several states due to coronavirus. (Express photo by Javed Raja)

The New Market in Kokata, one of the busiest markets in the city is completely empty as people have restricted themselves to their homes ahead of the Janata curfew on Sunday. (Express Photo Shashi Ghosh)

Escalators at metro stations have also been shut due to the fear of the rapidly spreading pandemic as people touch the escalator handle surface. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Marine Drive in Mumbai sees tourists and locals seated on the promenade throughout the day. However, as fears over coronavirus continues to spread, people are not stepping out of their homes. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Malls in Ludhiana's Ferozpur are shut in view of the coronavirus outbreak. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

People walk on Budgam railway track following cancellation of trains in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Srinagar. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

As streets in Lucknow have shutdown for Sunday's Janata curfew, a group of teenagers play cricket on Saturday.(Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Hauz Khas Village in Delhi which is home to a number of famous restaurants and shops is empty as people stick to home isolation in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Delhi government has announced that restaurants must remain shut and only delivery options can be availed. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Shop owners in Sector 12 Panchkula market put tape outside their shops to avoid direct touch/contact and maintain social distancing. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh)