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Surat: Residents in Navsari and Valsad will not have to visit all the way to Surat for passport related work. Following the approval of ministry of external affairs (MEA) and department of posts (DoP), the head post offices in Valsad and Navsari will soon have a dedicated Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) to serve the passport-seekers.Talking to TOI, regional passport officer (RPO) Anjani Kumar Pandey said, "We have visited the proposed POPSK sites in Navsari and Valsad for infrastructure. The POPSK services will be shortly available to people of Valsad and Navsari. "Pandey said that the number of passports issued during 2017 has increased by almost 32 per cent at 1.81 lakh compared to 1.36 lakh during the same period in previous year. In order to obviate the hardships being faced by the bonafide applicants, the unregistered rent agreement shall also be accepted as valid proof of address," Pandey said..