In a stunning repercussion of the heavy rains that pounded Balasore town, packages of currency notes and essential files coming from depositors were supposedly harmed after floodwater swamped the Postal Superintendent’s workplace on Wednesday.
Authorities were seen drying Rs 500 notes, bonds, and cost savings certificates outdoors– a plain pointer of the havoc released by the rainstorm.
Activated by a low-pressure system, relentless rains because Tuesday night has actually flooded big parts of the town, debilitating regular life. The flooding of a crucial federal government workplace has actually stimulated major issue amongst countless little depositors who count on post workplaces for the safekeeping of their cost savings.
Sources stated a number of records were soaked, with personnel making desperate efforts to restore whatever they could. Residents blamed the occurrence on bad drain systems and untreated advancements, which intensify the effect of every heavy spell of rain.
“It has actually been drizzling considering that September 1, and files kept in the lower rack of the almirah have actually been harmed. We are attempting to bring back the files and money,” a post workplace authorities stated.
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Homeowners waded through knee-deep water throughout significant streets and domestic nests, while lots of homes stayed marooned. With the Meteorological Department forecasting more rain in the next 24 hours, worries of additional damage loom big over the town.