CHENNAI: While the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday night said the withdrawn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes could be deposited in cash deposits machines and cash recyclers, consumers may not be able to do so for the next two days, according to banking sources.About 30,000 cash deposit machines and 2,000 bulk note acceptors (BNAs) are currently running in India on co-location with ATM hubs. However, public-sector banks like State Bank of India ( SBI ), Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and private sector banks like ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have instructed switch providers to electronically shut down the ATM device handlers for their main switches."While it is possible to operate/run the cash deposit machines and BNAs independent of the ATM switch network - we have not been asked to do that. We have received blanket instructions from banks, we service, that all device handlers of ATM switches, need to be shut down," said an executive at a switch provider.Apart from the clamping down of switches, ATMs are also being physically shut down to prevent events of vandalism and rampaging from irate bank customers."Switches have not be turned off as there are other non-ATM transactions being carried out via netbanking, PoS machines, wallets and mobile. Banks have individually turned off the device handlers for their ATM networks. We have received instructions from banks to also physically shut down ATMs," said Nagaraj Mylandla, founder and managing director, FSS.Cash recyclers and ATM managers have been instructed by banks to remove any remaining cash present in ATMs, cash deposit machines and bulk note acceptors.So, while the RBI has said that the general public can deposit notes via cash deposit machines and BNAs, it will could take till November 12 afternoon before that happens. "Some of the cash deposit machines, which are located inside bank branches could be operational on November 11 itself if we reconfigure the switch. But the majority of cash deposit machines are at ATM hubs and not on the branch premises. Till ATMs are back in operation, the currency exchange route via cash deposit machine and BNAs is shut."The National Financial Switch (NFS), however, faces no disruption as non-ATM transactions via netbanking, PoS machines and e-wallets are still being carried out.Cash Logistics Association (CLA), whose members handle more than 93% of the cash logistics business in India, has suspended all ATM operations. With operations suspended and movement of cash in and out of vaults on hold, cash deposit machines are likely to be out of business for the next 48 hours.