Collector G.S. Sameeran declared September 8 as local holiday for all the State government offices in the Coimbatore district in view of Onam. To compensate this, September 17 would be a full working day, he said..
As the local holiday does not come under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, the Collector said, the treasury and sub-treasury departments in the district would work with limited officials for any emergency duties.