Unlike other tourist spots, which are empty after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Byculla zoo had around 3,000 visitors on Sunday morning, causing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to request them to leave, and shut it immediately.

After the state government's orders to curtail mass gatherings, the BMC has come up with more closures and cancellations at their level. The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo which has over 10,000 visitors on weekends will be closed till further notification.