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Long Queues Outside ATMs, Petrol Pumps Mark Ban On Large Currency Notes
Worried citizens react to the sudden decision of ban on high denomination currency notes.
09 Nov 2016, 04:38 AM IST 
People crowd at the ATM to withdraw cash, as the Prime minister order to banned 500 and 1000 rupees note about NDA Govt’s fight against Black Money and Corruption in Coimbatore on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
Long queues were seen outside ATMs and petrol pumps across the country shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 as a step to curb black money in the country on Tuesday evening.
The Prime Minister had also said that all banks will remain closed only tomorrow while some ATMs will be shut for two days.
Long line were seen at ATMs and cash deposit machines. People are also seen lining up in petrol pumps in order to refill diesel or petrol to make the use now banned currencies. Most of them however did not express displeasure with Centre’s step as it has been taken to control the flow of black money in the country.
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Rush For Cash
People wait outside an ATM in central Mumbai (Source: BloombergQuint)
ATMs That Ran Out
This ATM fell short of Rs 100 notes. (Source: BloombergQuint)
Vehicles Queued Up For Fuel
Vehicles in line at a petrol pump in New Delhi (Photographer: Krishanu Mukherjee/BloombergQuint)