♦ In Puri, a group of Spanish tourists faced a lot of trouble. Their tour operator Rabi said: “It would have been better had the government allowed the tourists to exchange cash worth 
Rs 20,000 a day at least.” He said that since tourists bring in revenue to the state, exceptions should had been made for them. “They are on holiday and are looking to have a good time in Odisha. They need more cash than the general public to spend on hotels, travel and food,” he said.

♦ Even as the banks issued Rs 100 notes along with the new Rs 2,000 ones to customers, some tried to make a quick buck by offering Rs 900 for the old Rs 1,000 note. With people desperate to get rid of the notes, touts were hoping to have a field day. But that did not go according to plan because there were very few takers for the offer. People could be heard saying that they would wait some more to lay their hands on the new notes. 

♦ The rumour of a chip being fitted in the new Rs 2,000 currency note turned out to be a dud. Those who got hold of the new currency note were seen scrutinising it only to find that it had no such security feature. Some at the SBI’s Rasulgarh branch were heard saying that the new Rs 500 note would certainly have this feature because its predecessor was the most misused, which necessitated the need for demonitisation. But people did not get to see the new Rs 500 today. Till the new notes are issued, speculation about the mysterious chip, is bound to linger.