IIT Hyderabad and IIT Bombay Researchers study the impact changes in travel patterns due to Covid-19 crisis

Covid-19 evidently would have impacted daily commute during the transition phase between pre-lockdown and the lockdown period. Therefore, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Researchers have studied the impact of Covid outbreak.

The researchers believe that the lockdown decision



taken by the government has decreased risk of exposure to the coronavirus, due to decrease in crowded setting observed in public transport such as buses, metro and trains.

This study is useful in understanding the decision-making behaviour of commuters while selecting their preferred mode of transport during a pandemic like Covid-19.