Mauritius: The Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Technology Darsanand Balgobin inaugurated the new Bel Air Post Office. The Minister presided over the launch event for the post office on Tuesday.
The launch was attended by several members of the Ministry and government officials and is being hailed by the beneficiary community. The officials have shared the inauguration of the new Bel Air Post Office will help in the better integration of the nation.
The people will be able to communicate more effectively and will also be able to access other facilities such as courier and more. The Ministry shared some images from the launch event on the officials government social media account.
The officials have shared that The Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Technology Darsanand Balgobin delivered brief address at the event. The Minister said that the new Bel Air Post Office is a full-fledged Post Office.
He recalled that Mauritius Post Parcel Centres have been opened at Tribeca, Phoenix, Solferino and Brisée Verdière. The new post office is also being opened under the same wider mandate from the ministry.
He informed that the ancient Bel Air Post Office had been closed down for several reasons such as restricted space and needed a renovation. Hence, the necessity for the Mauritius Post Ltd to set up a new Post Office which offers an enhanced service to the inhabitants of the region, he underlined.
Minister Balgobin informed that it will offer the same array of services being offered by the Mauritius Post Ltd. He added that it will be open from 08:00 hours to 15:00 hours and that the elderly will still be able to collect their pensions as was the case in the former Bel Air Post Office.
He also highlighted that the new Post Office will accept e-commerce parcels to be delivered at people’s houses. He reassured that more parcels will be delivered and that delivery will be carried out quicker.
The attendants of the post office launch event included:
- The Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Soomilduth Bholah
- The Parliamentary Private Secretary, Sanjit Kumar Nuckcheddy
- The Deputy Speaker, Mr Mohammud Zahid Nazurally