Tribune News Service
Amritsar, December 25
Parcels in local post offices and meant for delivery in metros
and other cities across the country, including Mumbai, Bangalore and
Chennai, will now be sent through flights to their destinations.
PM Swain, Chief Postmaster General, Punjab and Chandigarh,
launched the air linkage of priority mail to all destinations at the
head post office today.
The facility will provide faster and reliable delivery of Speed
Post and Express Parcel, booked from Amritsar and other important cities
in Punjab circle.
Speaking on the occasion, Swain said priority articles booked
till previous evening in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala,
Jalandhar, Phagwara, Batala, SBS Nagar and Hoshiarpur, which were
shipped during night through Departmental Mail Motor Service to Amritsar
hub, were handed over to airlines in the morning for delivery at far
off destinations.
He said it would give impetus to business, trade, commerce and
industrial activities in cities, including Amritsar, Jalandhar,
Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur, besides helping in economic growth of the
region.
Garments, sports and other goods, which are manufactured in
Punjab, will reach more customers with the launch of priority Speed Post
and Express Parcel to cities like Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai.
Swain flagged off the first air consignment from Amritsar Head
Post Office today.
He said parcels would be sent through different
airlines depending on their efficient connectivity.
He further added that first historic air linkage of Speed Post
letters and parcels, booked in Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala
and Amritsar for Kolkata and other major destinations in North East
India, including Guwahati, Agartala and Silchar, was established from
Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali, last week.
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