Crowd outside liquor shops, traffic on roads on day one of lockdown easing

On day one of lockdown 3.0, hundreds of people thronged to the streets as shops opened, workers were out early, higher vehicular movements and at some places, chaos unfolded due to rush outside liquor stores. Here's sneak peek into the scenes in many metro cities in India.

On day one of lockdown 3.0, hundreds of people thronged to the streets as shops opened, workers were out early, higher vehicular movements and at some places, chaos unfolded due to rush at liquor stores. Here's a sneak peek into the scenes in many metro cities in India. In the picture, a labourer working in the early hours of Monday in Tirupati. (Photo | EPS/Madhav K) 

Scene at Sowcarpet as the Tamil Nadu government eases lockdown in Chennai. (Photo | EPS/Debadatta Mallick)

Huge crowd at a liquor shop resulting in commotion in Delhi on Monday. (Photo | EPS/Anil Shakya)

A shopkeeper arranges shoes at his store as he waits for customers after authorities eased restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown in Nagaon district, Assam May 4 2020. (Photo | PTI)

With the relaxations given by the district administrations, a heavy rush of vehicles witnessed in Kochi on Monday. (Photo | EPS/ Albin Mathew)

People waiting in front of liquor shops in Visakhapatnam on Monday. (Photo | EPS/G Satyanarayana)

Traffic at Delhi-UP border on the first day of Lockdown 3.0 on Monday. (Photo | EPS/Anil Shakya)

Heavy crowd at liquor shops as the government allowed to these stores to open today. Cops on-duty told locals to maintain social distance in Tirupati on Monday. (Photo | EPS/Madhav K)

A view of heavy traffic in Visakhapatnam on Monday. (Photo | EPS/G Satyanarayana)