The fast approaching cyclone and the upcoming monsoon months are likely to affect the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) daily food distribution in slum areas, which has prompted the civic body to work on alternatives. Instead of readymade food packets, it plans to distribute ration kits and food items with a longer shelf life to certain groups of people.

After a number of migrants in the city returned to their hometowns, the civic body gradually reduced the number of food packets containing pre-cooked meals that were being distributed in slum areas, including Containment Zones across the city. Civic officials said that the supply was reduced from 7.25 lakh food packets to about 4.5 lakh.