Friday 25 November 2016

India's cash crisis has led to hours of queueing at banks - and a lot of very weird things have been happening


sudden decision to withdraw all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation.For the past two weeks, anyone wanting to exchange the banned notes or make a deposit has faced a lengthy wait.
But for millions of
Indians, standing in line for hours at a bank or ATM has become unavoidable following the government's
But all that waiting has produced a few humorous and heartwarming moments. Here's a sample:
Paper trail
Bank customers in the southern state of Kerala have pioneered an ingenious way to avoid standing in line.
Instead of spending hours guarding their spot in line, customers have been writing their names on pieces of paper, using stones to hold them down, and using the paper as a placeholder.

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