Shift Janta Nagar post office to ground floor, says octogenarian

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 23

As senior citizens face inconvenience while climbing stairs at the post office in Janta Nagar, an 86-year-old man has written to the higher authorities of the Department of Posts in this regard.

In a letter written to the senior superintendent, post offices, Sher Singh, a resident of New Janta Nagar, requested the authorities to shift the post office from the first floor to the ground floor so that the elderly were not inconvenienced.

Sher Singh, who is president of the Environmental and Welfare Association, said, “Recently, the authorities shifted the post office on the ground floor to the first floor without taking into account that senior citizens will have to climb 23 stairs to reach office. I am 86-year-old. Many senior citizens above 70 years often go to the post office for personal work. But, at this stage of life, it is difficult for such people above 80 years to climb 23 stairs. Some suffer from breathlessness while climbing stairs.”

“Earlier, I had requested post office officials to ensure redressal of grievances, but to no avail. Moreover, at the Janta Nagar post office, the width of stairs is less due to which it is hard to cross another person,” he added.

Sher Singh, who is also, a former president of the Northern Railway Pensioners Welfare Association, said, “I have requested the higher authorities to shift the Janta Nagar post office to the ground floor without any further delay. If any person collapses while climbing stairs the responsibility will be of the

postal authorities.”

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