Mumbai's famed tiffin suppliers, the dabbawalas, on Thursday, 19 March, said they are suspending their services till 31 March in view of the coronavirus situation.
Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of Mumbai Dabbawala Association said the service will remain suspended from Friday as a precautionary measure.
Talekar said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has appealed not to crowd on local trains to contain coronavirus and hence, responding to his appeal, their association decided to suspend the tiffin delivery service.
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