1 / 12For visiting malls in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, after the lockdown measures are relaxed, people will have to follow mandatory safety and hygiene norms set by the respective malls. Visitors will be required to have the Aarogya Setu app installed in their phones, which will have to display the green sign. Alongside, they will have to go through thermal screening, oximeter check and will have to pass through sanitizing tunnels installed at entrances. (Location: Viviana Mall, Thane/ Image Courtesy: Anurag Tiwari.)
2 / 12Keeping the safety of customers as well the staff at priority, malls are already undergoing sanitization drives at regular intervals. Staffs in PPE kits will ensure deep cleaning of shops though cold fogging & spraying alongside cleaning of the surface from time to time. (Location: Seawoods Grand Central Mall, Navi Mumbai / Image Courtesy: Management)
3 / 12Viviana Mall in Thane has put in place UV boxes at the entry points in order to scan the bags of people. The mall has also installed UV towers inside the mall for disinfecting the coronavirus prone areas. The UV tower facility will be used during the hours when the mall is closed for public use. (Location: Viviana Mall, Thane/ Image Courtesy: Anurag Tiwari)
4 / 12Social distancing markers will be one visible aspect across all malls. Floor stickers are placed on the ground to maintain six-feet distance between individuals. Also, these floor stickers will help in the unidirectional flow of people inside the malls. There will also be a limit on people going inside a particular shop and waiting customers will be made to stand outside on social distancing markers. (Location: Viviana Mall, Thane/ Image Courtesy: Anurag Tiwari)
5 / 12To deliver a safe and hygienic shopping experience, shops will undergo regular deep cleaning. Surface cleaning of guard railings will be also done at regular intervals during the day to minimise the contact spread of the virus. (Location: Inorbit Mall, Vashi/
Image Courtesy: Management)
6 / 12Food courts inside the malls will bear a new look. Seating arrangements will be altered to limit the number of people seated at tables. (Location: Seawoods Grand Central Mall, Navi Mumbai/ Image Courtesy: Management)
7 / 12The distance between two tables inside food courts will also be increased to ensure social distancing. Cleaning of food court tables and surfaces will be intensified. (Location: R City Mall, Ghatkopar/ Image Courtesy: Management)
8 / 12Social distancing will be visible inside lifts as there will be a limit on the number of people using it at a time. Along with social distancing markers, a lift operator will be present inside to ensure that people don't make contact with buttons that operate lifts. At the escalators too, distancing markers are being put in place. (Location: R City Mall, Ghatkopar/ Image Courtesy: Management)
9 / 12Social distancing inside washrooms will also be maintained. Both men & women will be required to use alternate facilities. Sensor-based soap dispensers and water taps are already installed at the majority of the malls across Mumbai. (Location: Viviana Mall, Thane/ Image Courtesy: Anurag Tiwari)
10 / 12Cars entering a mall will have to go through sanitisation booths installed at the entrance. Cold fogging and manual spraying of disinfectants will be used on cars in order to sanitize their surfaces. (Location: Viviana Mall, Thane/ Image Courtesy: Anurag Tiwari)
11 / 12Distancing in parking areas will also be visible once operations start inside the malls. Two cars will have to be parked in an alternate manner leaving the distance of at least one car between them. (Location: Seawoods Grand Central Mall, Navi Mumbai/ Image Courtesy: Management)
12 / 12Though the Maharashtra government is still sceptical about opening up of malls, the managements across various malls in Mumbai Metropolitan Region feel that their malls are safe to start operations and are fully prepared to welcome their customers.
(Image Courtesy: Inorbit Mall Management)
