As of the celebration, India Post has also
orgnaised a philatelic exhibition on Mumbai at ground floor of the GPO.
GPO,
through the ages
General Post Office, Mumbai was established in the
year 1794 by the then Postmaster General for Bombay Presidency, Charles
Elphinstone. Strategically located near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway
Terminus and the Sea Port to allow quick transfer of mail from overseas and
inland, this office has been serving the common man for over 200 years.
The present GPO building was designed by John Begg,
Consulting Architect and the construction was completed in 1913.
The building is a magnificent example of the
Indo-Saracenic style adopted by the British in India. Built in local grey Kurla
Basalt with dressings of yellow stone from Malad and white stone from
Dhragandhara, the architecture reflects a strong influence of Islamic
architecture in its skyline dominated by domes and minarets.
The most remarkable feature of the interior of the
GPO is its central dome, which has distinctive3 resemblance to the Gol Gumbaz
of Bijapur. It has a diameter of 65 feet, which is the largest in the city.
Turrets and minarets resemble Moghul Architecture.
Mumbai
GPO to offer core banking services soon.
The business hall of Mumbai GPO is unique with 101
counters and serves about 40,000 customers a day. The renovated portion of
Mumbai GPO known as ‘Bicentenary Hall”occupies 10,000 sq.ft. area and has been
provided with modern amenities like computerised savings bank, multipurpose
counter machines etc.
Today, Mumbai GPO is counted among the major post
offices in the country offering a bouquet of traditional and modern services.
It is a one stop-shop for all postal services and can truly be called a ‘Post
Mall’.
Mumbai GPO will soon be offering Core Banking
Services for its esteemed customers with a state of the art ATM. Very soon
Mumbai GPO will be awarded ISO certification from Bureau of Indian Standard
(BIS)
Source :
PIB Mumbai
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