Tura residents suffer as ATMs run dry

TURA: Citizens of Tura witnessed a harrowing experience on Wednesday as ATMs of the State Bank of India (SBI), the largest public sector bank in the entire region, went dry as bank authorities failed to do justice to the plight of consumers by keeping their kiosks open and functioning.
A horde of people were seen waited in long queues across several ATMs in the town only to face an empty return as efforts to replenish cash stocks failed for reasons best known to SBI officials.
While the ATM outside the main SBI Regional office in Chandmari remained shut for the past two days, other cash-vending machines of the bank at Tura Municipal Hub market, Araimile and even main bazar failed to release cash due to empty coffers.