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Life at the big post office

India has the largest postal network in the world with over one lakh offices and five lakh employees
Last Updated : 09 April 2022, 05:04 IST
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Around 8,000 articles, 5,000 Speed Post, over 3,000 registered posts and a thousand parcels are delivered from the GPO within the pincode of 560001 on a daily basis. Credit: DH Photo
Around 8,000 articles, 5,000 Speed Post, over 3,000 registered posts and a thousand parcels are delivered from the GPO within the pincode of 560001 on a daily basis. Credit: DH Photo
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At 7:55 am, a red postal truck from Mangaluru arrived at the GPO building, just outside the ‘National Sorting Hub’. More than 50 plastic bags containing posts and parcels with tags like ‘Maharashtra Circle’, ‘Kerala Circle’, ‘Hyderabad Circle’, ‘Coastal Circle’ and other regions were offloaded in the open. Credit: DH Photo
At 7:55 am, a red postal truck from Mangaluru arrived at the GPO building, just outside the ‘National Sorting Hub’. More than 50 plastic bags containing posts and parcels with tags like ‘Maharashtra Circle’, ‘Kerala Circle’, ‘Hyderabad Circle’, ‘Coastal Circle’ and other regions were offloaded in the open. Credit: DH Photo
After the letters are sorted into beats, the post delivery men and women get ready to make sure the letters reach their destination. Credit: DH Photo
After the letters are sorted into beats, the post delivery men and women get ready to make sure the letters reach their destination. Credit: DH Photo
The numbers of the date have been changed everyday on this stamp for the last 150 years. A record book is maintained to log the dates each day. Credit: DH Photo
The numbers of the date have been changed everyday on this stamp for the last 150 years. A record book is maintained to log the dates each day. Credit: DH Photo
A DH reporter and photographer, both young, decided to visit the biggest post office in Bengaluru to get some answers about the Indian Postal system. It turned out to be a day of learning about the oldest institution of communication. Credit: DH Photo
A DH reporter and photographer, both young, decided to visit the biggest post office in Bengaluru to get some answers about the Indian Postal system. It turned out to be a day of learning about the oldest institution of communication. Credit: DH Photo
Chief Postmaster Radha Krishna is the man in charge of the 560 people who work at the GPO in Bengaluru. Credit: DH Photo
Chief Postmaster Radha Krishna is the man in charge of the 560 people who work at the GPO in Bengaluru. Credit: DH Photo
The good old counters where the postal, as well as financial transactions, happen at the GPO which see a footfall of close to a hundred daily. Credit: DH Photo
The good old counters where the postal, as well as financial transactions, happen at the GPO which see a footfall of close to a hundred daily. Credit: DH Photo
While some might say that mails and stamps are a thing of the past, these youngsters for sure have a passion for philately (collection and study of postage stamps). Credit: DH Photo
While some might say that mails and stamps are a thing of the past, these youngsters for sure have a passion for philately (collection and study of postage stamps). Credit: DH Photo
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Published 08 April 2022, 19:23 IST

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