New Delhi: Recalibration of all ATMs across West Bengal would take another 10 days and so far only 30 per cent of these have been modified for new currency notes, the state government was informed by RBI and other bank officials.

After a review meeting with RBI and senior bank officials held by Chief Secretary Basudeb Banerjee in Kolkata, government sources said that “the entire situation has been reviewed and things are not normal”.

The sources said, the government had communicated that the agriculture sector, particularly potato farmers are facing acute crisis due to cash crunch.

“The rural areas are facing problems. This has been informed by a team of central government officials who had toured Hooghly, Burdwan and other districts.” the source said.