Recovery tracker: Power generation falls below 2019 level, mobility slows

Almost 77 per cent of workplace visits were back, while use of transit stations was at 85 per cent of 2019 levels

Weekly indicators of economic activity show a moderation for the second consecutive week with a mild uptick in Covid-19 cases.

Power generation fell below the 2019 corresponding week. Railway freight data, too, slip­ped as did mobility. Other in­dicators like traffic and emis­sions also showed some signs of slowdown in the recovery they had registered after the second wave of Covid-19.

Power generation moder­a­ted week-on-week for the sec­o­nd consecutive week with many parts of the country receiving monsoon rains that reduced power demand. Rest­ricted shopping hours in econ­omically major states like Mah­arashtra also contributed to the fall in demand. In all,