Attendance in post offices improves

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, DEC. 8. As many as 305 post offices all over the State functioned today, the fourth day of the strike called by three federations of the Postal employees.

Besides, 33 railway mail service offices also operated, according to a press release issued by the Postal department.

More than 2,500 customers came to the Anna Road Head Post Office in Chennai while stamps were sold at the post offices in Anna Nagar, T.Nagar and St. Thomas Mount and the GPO.

In Nagercoil, Kisan Vikas Patras to the tune of Rs. 20 lakhs were discharged. In Coimbatore Central post office, about 5,000 old age pension money orders for an amount of Rs.10.3 lakhs were booked.

The press release said there was a marginal increase in the staff strength which went up from 1,669 on Thursday to 1,705 today.

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