In a circular issued on Monday, Mumbai’s civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal allowed shops selling non-essential goods to function on alternate days based on the side of the road they are on — left or right. All non-essential shops will have to be shut on weekends. The order, however, has irked shopkeepers who claimed that it is impractical and would only benefit e-commerce players who have been allowed to operate throughout the week.

Police in plainclothes ensure shops remain closed in Nehru Nagar, Kurla, in April