A couple of years back when the government setup the Smart City Mission, the word “Social Distancing" was never heard and no pandemic of such scale ever considered.
The current pandemic and the specific hotspots clearly indicate that it is imperative to do a major urban city extension programme to decongest the central business districts and other hubs which have been most affected by coronavirus.
Let’s look at some specific issues of commercial and industrial spaces to then arrive at a city level recommendation. In terms of commercial real estate, assuming social distancing measures soon become the new normal, cinemas, retail stores within malls or local grocery shops may be forced to completely upturn their business models to account for