Guest guest Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Chinchwad Post Office gets a Facelift, Shirdi Post Office next in Line.TNN 23 September 2009, 03:37am ISTPUNE: The Chinchwad (East) post office, which has been modernized by the postal department under the Project Arrow' for providing various services, was inaugurated on Wednesday. Speaking after the inauguration, Subhashchandra Zoradia, postmaster general, Pune division, said that post offices should concentrate on giving more facilities to the customers. Under the Project Arrow, various post offices are being modernised and being given a new look. The Chinchwad (E) office is the first in Pimpri-Chinchwad township to be modernised. The second in the line is near Hindustan Antibiotics in Pimpri. Services available at the modernised post office include postal money order (PMO), e-MO (electronic money order), i-MO (instant money order) and e-payment facilities. Right to Information (RTI) applications are also accepted at the post office. Speaking to TOI, P G Karne, assistant director, postal services, Pune region, said, "Pune, Satara, Solapur and Ahmednagar districts come under the Pune region of the postal department. In phase I of the project arrow, the postal department developed the Baramati post office. In phase II, eight post offices including Pune city headoffice, Shivajinagar, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar, Karad headoffice, Rajgurunagar, Ahmednagar and Shrirampur post offices, have been modernised." In the phase three, Chinchwad post office was developed. In the pipeline are Satara headoffice, Shirdi and Pune General Post Office (GPO), and also post offices at Pandharpur, Solapur, Kopargaon, Phaltan, Parvati and Ahmednagar. The look of the Chinchwad (E) office, located near Mahavir chowk, off Pune-Mumbai highway, has changed completely. The staff of the post offices has been provided red jackets. New computers, generators and UPS have been installed for giving non-interrupted services. The counters have been made multipurpose counters.Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Stamped for Ever - rOhit beHaL India has a new look. Take a sneak peek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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