Covid-19 lockdown: Postal department to step up delivery of food and essentials
Hindustan TimesTo reach out to migrant workers and others in need, during the ongoing lockdown that has been extended till May 3; the postal department will step up its services in reaching out with food and essentials said people aware of the developments. During the nationwide lockdown that will end on May 3,the postal department has had to not just transport tones of medicines and equipment, but has also had to step in to ensure government benefits are reaching the beneficiaries. In the absence of mass transport systems, during the nationwide lockdown that will end on May 3,the postal department has had to not just transport tones of medicines and equipment, but has also had to step in to ensure government benefits are reaching the beneficiaries. “In order to provide timely relief, the department of posts in coordination with India Post Payments Bank organised an account opening camp in the relief camp at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong,” said the functionary quoted above, After the lockdown began on March 25, all businesses and production came to a grinding halt, except essential services.
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