Due to Lockdown Zomato and Swiggy Delivery Boys Fail to Meet Targets

• Online food delivery executives say the demand is low and people prefer vegetarian food

• E-commerce companies have been kept out of the purview of the 21-day nationwide lockdown

NEW DELHI : With less demand, online food delivery executives are facing difficulties in the national capital amid lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. Naveen Sharma, one of the food delivery executives, said, "Demand is very less these days. We are unable to meet our targets in spite of working for 16 to 17 hours a day."

Another food delivery executive, Pawan Kumar said, "I have been doing this for almost six months now. The demand is less from customers. Mostly, people prefer vegetarian food and are going for no contact delivery."

Delhi: Online food delivery executives are facing difficulty amid the #CoronavirusLockdown. Naveen Sharma, one of the Swiggy food delivery executives says, "Demand is very less these days. We are unable to meet our targets in spite of working for 16-17 hours a day". (06.04.2020) pic.twitter.com/MDXrdPbrcb

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He stated that they taking care of all precautionary measures from their end.

"We sanitise our hands before delivering the food," Kumar said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown as a precautionary measure to control the spread of COVID-19.

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