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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Dabbawala |
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contact us in case
your question is not answered in this FAQ. |
| 1-Do
you offer services in other cities as well? |
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.No , presently our services are only in Mumbai. |
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2-Are you planning to offer services in other
Indian cities like Bangalore , Delhi , etc. |
No. As on date we do not have any
such plan. There are three things required to
start our services in any other city:
1- Liner one directional geography of the city
like Mumbai,
2- Cheap , realizable and fast local train
system,
3- A group of like minded people who are self
motivated and committed.
Presently these things are not there in any
other city |
| 3-
In Mumbai what are the areas in which Dabbawala
Service is available? |
Our services are available in
following locations:
Virar to Churchgate on Western railway side.
Kalyan to CST (formerly VT) on central railway
side.
Panvel/Vashi to CST (formerly VT) on harbour
line railway side. |
| 4-
What are the charges for the Dabbawala services? |
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Our service charges are from Rs.
250/- to 500/- per month depending upon the
location. |
| 5-
Do you offer services on daily basis as well? |
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No. Our services are on monthly
basis only. |
| 6-
From where the lunch is taken? |
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The lunch box (Dabba) is
collected from your home and delivered at your
residence. |
| 7- I
do not have anyone to cook food at home what do
i do? |
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In this case we take food of your
choice from a good mess ( Marathi , Jain , Veg ,
Non Veg, etc) and deliver at your office. |
| 8-
I'm a student and I want to do study / research
on Dabbawala. What should i do? |
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Please send a detailed mail to us
at
[email protected] and
contact us. We will
provide all information to you , arrange
interview with our leaders , arrange actual
travel with us in local train , etc. You will
have to provide soft and hard copy of your
report to us. |