The festival of Raakhi is on August 5. The people are busy sending Raakhis to their brothers living at distant places either by courier or by post. The Department of Posts has also done its bit to ensure that the sacred thread reaches its destination in time. Special letter boxes have been installed at various points in the city where you can drop your Raakhi envelopes.

According to an employee of the Postal Department, "We have installed these letter boxes at Millar-Ganj, Focal Point, General Post Office, Model Town, Rajguru Nagar and at PAU Post Office. This will facilitate in quick sorting out of the Raakhi special dak and that too without any damage."

Another employee said, "If there are about 100 Raakhi special envelopes to be sent to a particular city, these will be sent in a separate bag. This will further help in quick delivery of Raakhi special envelopes."

The department is also providing Raakhi special water-proof envelopes at all the post offices. The cost of these envelopes is Rs 5 each. These envelopes are water-proof as well as tear proof. An officer of the department said, "These envelopes, which are coloured, have been prepared especially keeping in view the rainy season."

Meanwhile, the city shops have been also been decked up with beautiful coloured Raakhis made up of silken and cotton threads and decorated with different materials. Like every year, this year also different cartoon characters can be seen on Raakhis of the children.