Following the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) notice to all bakeries to convert their ovens from wood to cleaner fuels by July 7, 2025, the Irani Bakers Association (IBA) has appealed to the state government to exempt the wood- fired ovens of Irani bakeries as they are "part of Bombay’s identity,” reported mid-day (MD) on February 20, 2025. Former Bharata Janta Party corporator Makarand Narvekar has written to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis asking for heritage status for these bakeries, many of which are over 60 years old.
Wood-fired Irani bakeries like Yazdani Restaurant
and Bakery are part of Bombay’s identity
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