POSTAL COVER ON RIPON BUILDING RELEASED
Posted on: 02/Oct/2010 12:58:23 AM
A special postal cover on Ripon Building, which is nearing its centenary, was released at a function organised here on Wednesday in view of the Local Administration Day.
The commemorative cover has the picture of the heritage building, which since 1913 remains the Chennai Corporation headquarters, on one side and on the other a brief history of the structure.
The structure was built in four years at a cost of Rs.7.50 lakh according to cover Releasing the special cover, Post Master General, Chennai City Region, M.S. Ramanujam said Ripon Building stands apart as a heritage building in the city. The contribution of the elected representatives and the Corporation officials had also added glory to the structure.
