For the past nine weeks, the dabbawalas of Mumbai have been slowly suffering due to lower-than-usual orders, a side effect of the LPG crisis triggered by the West Asia war.

Dabbawalas and their union leaders have explained how, since the pandemic, the number of those in the profession has reduced, and now, those still delivering tiffin boxes to offices in the city have been suffering loss of income,  with some firms implementing work from home a few days a week.