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A number of consignments — mostly consisting of printed materials — is left exposed to the rains outside the building of Railway Mail Service (RMS) at Mangalore Central Railway station.On Wednesday, one could see a heap of bags dumped in front of the RMS building near Car Parking area with many of them soaked in water. One of the bags was open and all the printed material in it was fully wet. Only half of the consignments were covered by a tarpaulin. After each spell of rain, the water flowing on the concrete pathway could damage the consignments.

RMS officials said the bags containing bulk mail had been kept in the open because of lack of space within. “We do not have a shelter to keep these goods since it is large in quantity,” an official said.

It is difficult to dispose of consignments quickly to different destinations because staff members cannot segregate them destination-wise when it rains. “Each day the quantity of consignment increases,” he said. The official said that important mails have been kept safe inside.

The officials said higher-ups have been informed about this. “We are helpless,” one official said. Higher officials were not available for comment.