Photos: In Mumbai, people take up alternate jobs amid COVID-19 lockdown

Maharashtra is the worst COVID-19 hit state in India with 169,883 cases and 7,610 deaths, so far. Its capital, Mumbai, has been under a strict lockdown, which has led to many job losses and economic insecurity for its people. Given the situation, lots of Mumbai residents have taken to alternate jobs to sustain their livelihood during this period. A look at few such individuals who have taken a detour from their professions to make a living amid the pandemic.

Updated on: Jul 01, 2020 10:43 AM IST

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Shrutee Rane (33), a freelance illustration artist by profession, prepares cup-cakes for sale, at Vasai in Palghar district, on June 28. A lack of advertising assignments in the wake of coronavirus pandemic has forced her to turn her hobby of baking as a source of income. Rane makes a variety of cakes, breads and other confectionary items in her home kitchen and delivers it to her customers in a local circle. (Mitesh Bhuvad / PTI)

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Workers stitch designer face masks at Trimula store in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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A worker puts a designer mask on a mannequin, displayed at the Trimula store in Mumbai. Maharashtra is the worst virus hit state in India with 169,883 cases and 7,610 deaths as of June 30. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Sameer Joshi, a freelance photographer by profession, holds his camera at his residence in Mumbai. A lack of assignments in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has forced him to sell seafood for income. (Mitesh Bhuvad / PTI)

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Joshi buys fish from a wholesale market and makes doorstep deliveries to customers, moving around on his two-wheeler in the suburban areas of Vikroli and Powai. (Mitesh Bhuvad / PTI)

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Madhu Singh, a beautician by profession, attends to a customer at her grocery store, in Mumbai on June 28. Due to lack of customers, Singh had no choice but to convert her beauty parlour into a grocery store to sustain her livelihood. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Amit Harlkar, co-owner of Lunch Home and Chef, and Vikrant Ughade, owner of a pest control firm, pose for a photograph while delivering fish to their customers amid the coronavirus lockdown. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Pushkar Vishwasrao, a film-maker by profession, and Nimish Vishwasrao, a tutor by profession, pack vegetables for home delivery services in Mumbai. Both Pushkar and Nimish sell vegetables and dry snacks to sustain their livelihood amid the coronavirus lockdown. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Shrutee Rane, a freelance illustration artist by profession, sells cupcakes baked by her, at Vasai in Palghar district on June 28. Rane makes a variety of cakes, breads and other confectionary items in her home kitchen and delivers them to her customers in a local circle. (Mitesh Bhuvad / PTI)

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Deepak Pathak, a taxi driver by profession, waits for customers at his make-shift shop in Mumbai. Due to lack of work amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pathak now sells face masks to sustain his livelihood. (Kunal Patil / PTI)