00:00Now remember the costs of war. Right through this week, we are bringing you stories from the ground of the
00:05costs of war for India.
00:06Because India is feeling the heat. In Mumbai, the city's iconic 150-year-old dabbawala system is slowing down.
00:14The severe shortage of gas cylinders has forced many community kitchens to shut.
00:20Tiffin deliveries have halved. The livelihood of thousands of dabbawalas is under threat.
00:26That's tonight's Cost of War Get Real India story.
00:50The impact of the West Asia war is now clearly visible on the ground in India.
00:55In Mumbai, it has disrupted a system that has defined the city for over 150 years.
01:00The iconic dabbawalas.
01:02From Churchgate to Dadar and Bandra, the familiar sight of men in white Gandhi caps swiftly delivering thousands of tiffins
01:09is beginning to fade.
01:11The reason? A shortage of gas cylinders.
01:14Due to the ongoing war, Mumbai is witnessing right now a shortage of LPSG cylinders, due to which more than
01:2130% of Mumbai hotels has been shut down.
01:24A 150-year-old Mumbai dabbawala association has also got affected.
01:28If this war continues, then definitely this problem will go into mount high in the coming future as well.
01:34With kitchens going cold, tiffin services have been forced to scale back, leaving many without their daily meals.
01:41But the worst impact is being felt by the dabbawalas themselves.
02:11The waste of water has been forced to go into downtown.
02:14On the other hand, our людей have been forced to go into the house.
02:24customers who have depended on this system for years are now scrambling for alternatives
02:40till lpg supplies stabilize the dubba walas a service
02:44that never stops will have to slow down with the pastry party in mumbai bureau report india today
02:53the great dubba wala tradition through the week as i said we will bring stories
02:58on the costs of war the real issues that are affecting people on the ground
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