Mumbai's iconic pav bread might soon be toast

A baker holds up a loaf of pav freshly baked at the Yazdani Bakery in Mumbai. A government plan to ban wood-fired ovens in bakeries as a way to curb pollution could lead to a price increase in the beloved pav — and erase its smoky flavor.

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

(Image credit: Indranil Aditya for NPR)