Passport Office to clear pending cases by next week

Kozhikode, Sep 30 (UNI) The Kozhikode Passport Office would be able to issue new passports in 35-40 days and clear all pending cases by next week, a senior officer said here today.

Talking to media after a Passport Adalat, Passport Officer C K Damodaran said his department was able to curtail pendency with staff deployment even on closed holidays and summoning of additional staff from other stations. Opening a passport office at Malappuram district also helped lessen the burden here, he added.

He said the adalat took a decision to clear about 150 passports after hearing repeated complaints from applicants. As many as 30 passports were issued on the spot and the rest would be despatched in a few days, he said.

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