The Department of Posts has brought out a special pictorial cancellation featuring the Madras GPO. This is a welcome development as it brings into focus one of the celebrated heritage landmarks of the city. Unfortunately, all is not well with the building itself. After a fire swept through it in 2000, the structure underwent a restoration that can only be described as shoddy. Its interiors are in a terrible state though the building itself is in use and so is subject to minimum maintenance.
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Last heard, which was a year ago, the Department had said it was tying up with INTACH for a detailed restoration. Not much has been heard after that. We only hope that the project is in some state of progress and has not stalled in the proposal stage itself. (Picture courtesy: T. Jaisakthivel.)
