There has been lots happening recently behind the scenes at Arastan, despite the lack of blog activity. Unfortunately some things in India can take a lot longer than they ought to. We had a small package to send to a supplier in Srikalahasti, a temple town in Andhra Pradesh, less than 300km from Bangalore. Nothing too complicated, a simple next day delivery, so we used the Indian Post Office’s Speedpost service. Turned out our package was off on a week long grand tour of the state…
| Date & Time | From Office | To Office | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2011 15:50:01 | BANGALORE | Article Received | ||
| 02/06/2011 20:02:35 | BANGALORE | TIRUPATI | Article Bagged | |
| 02/06/2011 21:24:44 | BANGALORE | M-34-IN | Bag Sent through PVT VAN | Scheduled Dep.02/06/2011 21:30:00 hrs. |
| 03/06/2011 18:21:32 | ____ | TIRUPATI | Bag IS Opened | |
| 04/06/2011 00:37:50 | TIRUPATI | SRIKALAHASTI HO | Article Bagged | |
| 04/06/2011 08:10:19 | ____ | SRIKALAHASTI | Bag IS Opened | |
| 04/06/2011 16:46:56 | SRIKALAHASTI | TIRUPATI | Article Bagged | |
| 04/06/2011 21:52:04 | ____ | TIRUPATI | Bag IS Opened | |
| 05/06/2011 01:17:33 | TIRUPATI | PANAGAL SO | Article Bagged | |
| 05/06/2011 05:42:31 | TIRUPATI | SRIKALAHASTI HO | Bag Sent through DMMS | Scheduled Dep.05/06/2011 05:35:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 07:37:19 | ____ | KALIKIRI SO | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 07:55:42 | ____ | PONNUR SO | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 08:19:03 | ____ | KOVVUR HO | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 09:01:07 | ____ | NAGARAM LSG SO | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 09:07:39 | ____ | PANAGAL SO | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 09:24:54 | ____ | GORANTLA | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 09:43:21 | ____ | GALIVEEDU | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 11:34:09 | ____ | PEDDA DORNALA | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 14:00:51 | NAKKAPALLE | VISAKHAPATNAM | Bag Sent through RTC MMS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 10:03:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 14:31:58 | RAZOLE HO | VISAKHAPATNAM | Bag Sent through APSRTC | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 14:30:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 15:04:22 | JOGIPET S.O. | HYDERABAD | Bag Sent through APSRTC | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 15:24:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 15:07:46 | ALAMURU | VISAKHAPATNAM | Bag Sent through APSRTC | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 14:30:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 15:54:44 | CHODAVARAM | VISAKHAPATNAM | Bag Sent through RTCMMS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 16:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 16:03:26 | HOLMESPET | CUDDAPAH | Bag Sent through GDSMC | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 16:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 16:42:40 | JYOTHINAGAR LSGSO | KARIMNAGAR | Bag Sent through RTC | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 17:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 17:17:32 | ____ | MAKAVARAPALEM | Bag IS Opened | |
| 06/06/2011 17:20:44 | NARSAPUR LSG SO | ELURU | Bag Sent through BUS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 13:07:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 17:44:35 | DHARMAVARAM | ANANTAPUR RMS | Bag Sent through JMS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 20:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 18:01:30 | TIRUPATI | TIRUPATI | Bag Sent through DMMS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 05:35:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 18:03:42 | GUDUR HEAD OFFICE | TIRUPATI | Bag Sent through TRAIN | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 18:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 18:30:35 | NUZVID | VIJAYAWADA | Bag Sent through APS RTC NUZVID | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 16:00:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 18:45:00 | HINDUPUR | KURNOOL | Article Bagged | |
| 06/06/2011 19:18:04 | KANDUKUR | VIJAYAWADA | Bag Sent through RTC BUS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 16:34:00 hrs. |
| 06/06/2011 19:29:17 | MUDDANUR | CUDDAPAH | Bag Sent through RTCMMS | Scheduled Dep.06/06/2011 16:00:00 hrs. |
| 07/06/2011 00:06:14 | ____ | HYDERABAD | Bag IS Opened | |
| 07/06/2011 00:13:28 | ____ | VIJAYAWADA | Bag IS Opened | |
| 07/06/2011 05:27:10 | TIRUPATI | TIRUPATI | Bag Sent through DMMS | Scheduled Dep.07/06/2011 05:35:00 hrs. |
| 07/06/2011 12:21:11 | ____ | KURNOOL | Bag IS Opened | |
| 09/06/2011 15:16:07 | JANARDHANAPURAM SO | MBC VIJAYAWADA | Bag Sent through BUS | Scheduled Dep.09/06/2011 14:49:00 hrs. |
Whilst attempting to track it down we spoke to a Post Office Manager in Tirupati and queried why they don’t just give up and return it if they are unable to deliver. His response:
But that is the problem. Our people try on humanitarian grounds to keep on delivering and send it here, there and everywhere
P.S. It did actually arrive on time, and apparently it was the tracking that never got updated!
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