For 3rd day, ATMs run out of cash in TN

People continued to face difficulty in exchanging scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for the third day, on Saturday, with long queues before banks while ATMs ran out of cash in different parts of Tamil Nadu.

Only selected ATMs were functional on Saturday also, leading to long queues and frustration among the 

people while banks continued to witness huge demand for cash. 

Following government’s announcement that banks would operate on Saturday and Sunday, the number of people thronging the branches of banks was higher than the past two days in view of the week-end.

Meanwhile, petroleum dealers association here said it would accept exchange of old and new Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations till November 14 as government has extended the exemptions of transactions.