The dabbawalas of Mumbai today cancelled their delivery of over two lakh tiffins to office-goers in the city in view of the disruption of suburban rail services after heavy rains.

The tiffin delivery men use suburban trains to ensure the lunch boxes reach their destination on time.

"The over 5,000 dabbawalas, who deliver around two lakh dabbas (tiffins) a day won't be able to do so today due to disruption of train services after heavy rains," Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of the Mumbai Dabbawala Association said.

"We will resume our services tomorrow," he said.

The three railway lines -- Western, Central and Harbour -- that link 70 stations, ensure that lunch boxes travel from the farthest northern suburbs to business areas on the southern tip of the city within a maximum of two hours, Talekar said.  -- PTI