State Bank of India — Housing Loan delayed

Dear Sir, I have applied for a NRI housing loan in a branch in Tamil Nadu cuddalore district, and have submitted all the required documents. Since the manager was on leave, I was asked to submit the documents and leave. It's been 2.5 months and still there is no processing has been carried out, and the reply is, the manager is yet to join the duty. Only if i know when he will join, and I can come back to India to execute the further formalities. I'm afraid to tell the exact branch and place, as i think it would further delay the process in turn. Please let me know, if there is a manager on leave for 2 or more months, will all the process will be put on hold, until he joins back. Waiting for a favorable response.