Pin code MH-1718

  • A new PIN code, MH-1718, has been assigned to letters meant for Antarctica, with the opening of a second post office branch on Bharati research station.
  • The Atlantic Treaty allows for the presence of Indian post offices on the continent, serving a strategic purpose in asserting India's presence in the region.
  • India's first post office in Antarctica was established at Dakshi Gangotri in 1984, shortly after the country's initial expedition to the continent.
  • Letters for Antarctica are sent to the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa, from where they are carried by researchers on scientific expeditions and 'cancelled' at ....
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