Trader in Mysore buys soiled notes

However, the amount he brought from Bangalore in fresh mint did not last long, and he had to approach Hotel Owners Association for change of Rs 5,000 and raised Rs 2,000 from Sri Jain Padawadi.

Clad in a dhoti and a shirt, Jain could be seen in market places in the city, Nanjumalige andAgrahara, between 6 am and 11 am, collecting soiled notes from vegetable vendors, petty shops and others. He walks along the road with a box of coins and a bag flung on his shoulders to dump the soiled notes. Later he kicks off his second round from 4 pm to 6.30 pm.

He has so far collected Rs 30,000 in soiled and torn notes.

8220;I have planned to collect soiled notes from ashrams and temples with the help of my staff as soon as the RBI provides coins,8221; he said.