INAUGURATION OF 32nd ALL
INDIA POSTAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AT CHENNAI ON (21.01.2019) BY THIRU A.N. NANDA,
SECRETARY (POSTS).
POSTMAN CIRCLE INAUGURATED ON SUNDAY
(13.001.2019) IN BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA)
The Postman is the
most familiar face and an important member of the society. When people speak
about the Department of Posts what they visualize is the ‘Postman’.
Postmen remained
familiar to us for more than a century and remembered for all the good reasons
of joy that they bring along; be it the villages, metro cities or even the
remotest parts of our county – they make their presence felt, everywhere, every
passing day and touch upon the hearts of millions. Postmen carry great
responsibilities in delivering letters, parcels, money orders, gifts and now
even the banking services door-to-door.
They leave no stone
unturned to ensure delivering mail and bring love, joy and affection, in fact,
the messenger of all that are part and parcel of the society.
This event of
installing the Postman Statue may be the first in India and also in the world.
This is a great event in the history of Belagavi city and its beautification.
It may also be the great event in the Postal Department’s history to honour the
postman staff by installing a Postman statue in recognition of their untiring
services rendered.
The
Supdt. of Post Offices, Belagavi Division and its staff have decided to
recognize the services rendered by the Postman staff all these years and have
decided to install a Postman Statue in front of the Head Post Office.
The Department in consultation with the
Cantonment Board have decided to name the circle as “POSTMAN CIRCLE” (junction
near Head Post office, Amba Bhavan) and the erstwhile Telegraph Road will be
renamed as “HEAD POST OFFICE ROAD”.
All the officials and
officers of the Department of Posts of Belagavi division have contributed
towards the cost of the Postman Statue. Member of Parliament, Belagavi Suresh
Angadi, has allotted Rs.5,00,000/- towards the installation of the platform and
its beautification to the Cantonment Board. Both the Cantonment Board and the
HESCOM authorities have helped the Department of Posts in the beautification of
the circle.
The Postman Statue is
made of bronze and weighing 350 Kg and has a height of 8 feet and made by noted
artist Vinayak Manohar Patil. It took the artist 6 months to make the statue.
The event of installing the Postman
Statue is also a step in beautifying Belagavi City. In the later stage, a small
garden and lighting will be done around the statue and the circle.
All the members of
the public were also invited to grace the function at Belagavi Head Post Office
on 13th Jan. 2019 at 1100 hours.
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