The common people bearing the brunt of the Narendra Modi Government’s high value money recall move, Dehradun police have stepped in to help them withdraw money from the banks and ATMs by setting up a help desk at Clock Tower in the city. SP City Ajay Singh said that in coordination with State Bank of India, police facilitated the people to withdraw money from mini ATM set up at Clock Tower on Friday. The district Police would help the bank if they station their mini ATM at other place to facilitate the people for the same, he added.
People hearing that mini ATM has been stationed at Clock Tower, rushed there and withdrew cash. Sameer, resident of Dalanwala said that he had come to market for withdrawing money from the ATM. I went Karnapur area where all the ATMs were opened but bereft of cash. However, I am happy to see mini ATM stationed at Clock Tower. I stand in a queue for around half an hour and withdrew money from the ATM.
Moreover, most of the ATMs in Dehradun were open, but bereft of cash. Officials of many banks, both Government and private, have thrown up their hands, saying repeatedly that they were unable to fill the ATMs, given the acute shortage of currencies.
Dozens of people were witnessed standing outside ATM, near Old Survey Road waiting bank official to store the cash in ATM so that they could withdraw money. Some of them expressed their disappointment over the decision as they only withdrew ` 2, 000 in a day. Due to shortage of 100 rupees cash, those are standing in queue are only receiving ` 2000 from the ATM. Ramesh, DAV (PG) College student said that along with his brother and sister, he lives in a room on rent of ` 4, 000. He had stayed in a queue for around 30 minutes on Friday noon at SBI ATM, old survey Road and withdrew ` 2, 000. He did the sameon Saturday.