Special commemorative cover on ''Save the Future' released by Postal Department

A special cover on ‘Save the Future’ was released by the Department of Posts on 1/11/2013 at Mumbai GPO by Jayant Kumar Banthia, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra. The cover commemorates a project called ‘Save the Future’’ envisaged by Col. K.C. Mishra, Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, India Post. This project has two inter twined campaigns. One is ‘Save the Earth’ and the other is ‘Save the Girl Child’. Both these missions go hand-in-hand to save the future of mankind and mother earth.

Speaking on the occasion, Banthia said that the Postal Department is doing a good job in creating social awareness. He also said that the Government of Maharashtra has already planted 30 crore trees in Maharashtra State. He further that said all the District Collectors and Commissioners of Maharashtra would be asked to cooperate with Postal Department in this campaign.

The Postal department has also invited essays, stories, suggestions, solutions related to these subject to Save the Future. They can be written on a Postcard, Inland letter or sent in a postal envelope using not more than two A4 size pages. And they should be posted through India Post only, through any medium such as ordinary post, speed post, registered post, e-post etc. The best letter should be awarded and all ideas would be seriously considered and passed on to those competent authorities to whom it matters.