NFPE
ALL
INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION
GROUP-C,
POSTMAN&MTS
TIRUNELVELI
DIVISION-627001
No.Staff/Dlgs
Date:27 03.2020
To
The District
Collector,
Tirunelveli District,
Tirunelveli
-627009
Respected
Madam
Sub: Request
to issue instructions to the Sr.Superintendent of Post Offices, Tirunelveli Division
to open Head Post Offices only with limited staff – Reg.
The Government of India has imposed
National Lockdown for 21 days from 24.03.2020 to avoid the spread of Corona
Virus Vide Ministry of Home Affairs order no.40-3/2020-DM-I (A) dated
24.03.2020. As per Para 1 of Annexure I of the above said order, the postal
service classified as “essential service” and exemption given to the post
offices from lockdown. Hence our Postal Directorate has ordered to give minimum
service to the public by opening of post offices with limited staff. Butin
contrary to that, many postal divisions in Tamilnadu Circle have ordered to
open all the post offices. In Tirunelveli Postal Division also, oral order has been
issued to open all the post offices and all postal staffs are compelled to attend the dutyby not even providing proper
transportation facilities. Due to the mass curfew all over Tamilnadu, our
postal staff arestruggling toreach officeto attend duty on compulsion by the
administration due to non availability of public transportation.
Sir, it is submitted that there is
no mail transmission due to the absence of transport facility like Train/Bus
etc. Further, ATM is provided with sufficient cash even in Post Office ATM
also, there is no need to open all post offices for financial transactions.
It is also submitted that most of
the post office buildings are very small and counter halls do not have sufficient space. Hence the social
distancing between the customer and staff isnot a possible one.
It is not at all possible to accommodate the customers with social
distancing. Further it is not possible
to make special arrangement at all post office campus to take care of either
the staff or customer when they feel ill suddenly. This might risk the life of
both the staff andthe customer. Also it is not possible to
provide police security for issues like crowd management and other law &order matter.
Hence, if all the Post offices are opened
and inviting the crowd, instead of extending any service to the public, it will
make disorder to the curfew promulgated and leading to wide spread of Corona,
throughout the country even in a single day. Simply saying, all post offices
would be made in to hubs for Corona Spread.
By
considering all the above facts and the risk of outbreak of spread of the
deadly CORONA virus among the staff and public, our NFPE Postal Service Union,
Tirunelveli Postal Division requests our Tirunelveli District Collector that necessary order may
kindly be issued to open Head Post Office only with limited staff and to close
all the remaining post offices in Tirunelveli District temporarily in the interest of saving
the lives of the employees and general public.
Once again, I pray your good self,
Sir, to kindly consider our request sympathetically and issue favourable orders
please.
Thanking you madam
S.K.BATCHA (S.K.JACOBRAJ)
Divisional
Secretary Divisional
Secretary
AIPEU
POSTMEN&MTS AIPEU
P3
Tirunelveli
=627001 Tirunelveli-627001
9976785913 9442123416
27.03.2020
Tirunelveli-627001
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