CHENNAI, March 15, 2016

Participants at the ramp walk held by the postal department in the city —Photo: Special Arrangement 

Postmen and post women are accustomed to walking — on the roads.

In a welcome break from routine, they walked the ramp on Friday, as part of an initiative by Postal Department to encourage its staff to be well-groomed when on duty. Nearly 220 staff members of the Department participated in the preliminary rounds of a ramp walk contest. 30 were chosen for the final rounds and the top three in the categories for men and women were given cash prizes and a bicycle.

Muruganandam, a multitasking staff working in the Office of Postmaster General, Chennai City Region and Kalpana, post woman in Vysarapadi post office won in their respective categories.

Jayanth Murali, Inspector General of Police and J. T. Venkateswarulu, postmaster general, were among the judges.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/