For the first time in India, the Department of Posts has to introduce a free digital parcel locker service in the city to enable customers to collect their consignment from specified post offices at their convenience. The facility will be available in two post offices here the Nabadiganta IT Post Office in Sector 5 of Salt Lake City and another in New Town.
Chief Post Master General, West Bengal Circle, Gautam Bhattacharya will inaugurate the service from the Nabadiganta IT Post Office. The facility, which is popular in European countries, will be limited to consignments received through registered post or speed post, the official said. Consignments will be dropped into the digital parcel locker and an SMS will be issued along with an OTP number to the customer concerned. The consignment will remain accessible to customers for seven days during which they can collect the parcel any time of the day, the official said.
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