Booking and dispatch of Relief Materials to Uttarakhand State by Post without charging postage

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DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, INDIA

O/o the Supdt. of Post Offices, Namakkal Division , Namakkal - 637 002

Ph : 04286-220953, Email id – nkldiv.wr@gmail.com , web : donamakkal.blogspot.com

                                                                                                            No       : G/U.Khand mails

Date    : 12.07.2013

To

The Postmaster,

Namakkal – 637 001

Tiruchengodu – 637 211

Sub      :          Booking and dispatch of Relief Materials to Uttarakhand State by Post without charging postage – reg

           

            This is regarding Booking and dispatch of Relief Materials to Uttarakhand State by Post without charging postage. A copy of Dte. Lr.No.30-27/2013-D dated xx.07.13 is enclosed herewith for your kind information. As you aware that the recent floods and landslides in the state of Uttarakhand have led to massive damage to the life and property and have rendered many people without a shelter. Relief material such as cloths, blankets, woolens, utensils, edible items, medicines is being sent by people across country. Our Directorate has decided to collect the relief material from the general public / institution / agencies / NGO free of postage and dispatch the same to Uttarakhand State as a goodwill gesture.

            In this connection, the following instructions may kindly be followed at each HO.

    1.    Facility for booking for providing relief material at HPOs would be provided with immediate effect and upto 20.07.13.

    2.    The Package containing relief material can be accepted upto 35 Kg of weight for a single package. The sender would not be required to pay any postage for this purpose.

   3.    Package of the relief material booked should be closed in a bag addressed to Sr.Postmaster, Dehradun GPO – 248 001 and dispatched by surface mode.

    4.    For booking of packages containing relief material, special receipts may be got printed with the heading “Relief Material for Uttarakhand flood victims” at the top of the receipt. Receipt should be printed in duplicate with sl.No.0001 to 9999 along with date. The original copy may be handed over to the send and the carbon copy may be kept as office copy. Serial number of the receipt and date of booking should be clearly and legibly written on the package and it should be stamped with the name stamp of the booking Head Office.

    5.    A display in this regard should be placed in the office notice board.

You are instructed to ensure that the parcel booked for relief material should not be detained at any point on any account.

Superintendent of PO’s

Namakkal Division,

Namakkal – 637 001 

Copy to:

     1.    The Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai – 600 002 for information w.r.t lr.no.ML/R/ U.Khand mails dated 09.07.13

    2.    The Postmaster General, Western Region, Coimbatore – 641 002 for information w.r.t lr.no.ML/1-504/2013 dated 05.07.13

     3.    All the SPMs in Namakkal Division for information. They will please display a notice at their office notice board for the information of public.

Superintendent of PO’s

Namakkal Division,

                                                                                                            Namakkal – 637 001