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Kashmir Tourist Information
SRINAGAR-
Altitude:1730 mts.
temperature: summer: max.29.5'c min .10.6'c
winter: max.7.3'c min. -1.9'c
rainfall:52.cms.
SEASONS
Best season: through out the year with four charm full seasons
clothing: spring and autumn: light woolens
summer: cotton/ tropical
winter : heavy woolens.
language:kashmiri, urdu, hindi & english.
BANK AND MONEY CHANGING
Jammu
and
kashmir bank ltd., residency road. state bank of india , residency road
srinagar are the banks where you can change your currency and and use
your ATM cards. some of the branches and ATM's
information of these banks is as under:
J&K BANK BRANCHES AND ATM'S:
residency
road
amira kadal , airport, boulevard, nishat, shalimar, centuar hotel,
dalgate , poloview, tourist reception centre , pahalgham, anantnag,
giulmarg, tangmarg, chari shareef, shopian , sonamarg and mobile
atm.
STATE BANK OF INDIA BRANCHES &
ATM'S:
residency
road, srinagar, badami bagh cantt. srinagar , jawahar nagar, srinagar ,
dugra nag srinagar , opp petrol pump, T.R.C srinagar,boulevard, budsha
chowk, anantnag, awantipora ,
achabal , pahalgam and verinag.
HOSPITAL AND NURSING
HOMES
Sheri
Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, soura,TEL.2410103/2401014-
16.SMHS Hospital Karan Nagar,TEL. no 2451312/2452013/2477378, CHILDREN
hospital , hospital road
,TEL.no.2469988 LAL DED Hospital. srinagar,TELE No.2477527/2452017,
Jhelum Valley Medical College Srinagar. TELE NO.2490137. Jawahar Lal
Nehru Memorial Hospital Rainawari Tele No.2452025.Bone &
Joints Hospital, Barzulla Srinagar Tele No:2430149/2432135
POST AND TELEGRAPH
OFFICES
General
Post Office , The Bund Central Telegraph Office M.A. ROAD Post Office
At New Airport , Govt,Central Market: Hazratbal, Lal Chowk , Nehru Park
And Tuorist Recepton
Centre
POLICE ASSISTANCE
A
Special
Police Force Called Tourist Police Is Posted At All Important Places
Frequently By Tourists For Providing Asistance To Tourists To Prevent
Them Fromn Bieng Cheated , Harassed Or Touted. This Force Is
Headed By A Superintendent Of Police , Designated As Deputy Director
Tourism.(Enforcement) Ans Is Stationed In The Tourist Reception Centre.
For Any Complains Like Cheating , Overcharging ,
Harassment, Pestering , Touting Etc Pls. Contact The Nearest Tourism
Officer Or The Deputy Director Tourism. (Enforcement), With Complaints,
If Any, Or For Solving Problems Faced By Them, Deputy
Director Tourism( Enforcement), Tourist Reception Centre ,TEL
NO.2477224.Tourist Police Station , Tourist Reception Centre,(Open 24
Hrs). Phone:452690/91 Extn.26
FOREIGNER'S
REGISTRATION
Foreigner's
Regional Registration Office :Senior Superintendent Of Police (CID),
Special Branch Residency Road .Open :10AM To 4 PM.
TRAVEL AGENTS AND TOUR
OPERATORS
Srinagar
Has A Large Number Of Registered Travel Agencies And Tour Operators Who
Are Providing The Best Holiday Packages To The Visitors To
Jammu,Kashmir And Ladakh , And Some
Of The P[Rominent Ones Are He Members Of Travel Agents Association Of
Kashmir (TAAK) Which Strives To Enforce The Professional Ethics Among
Its Members .
GET THERE
BY AIR: ALMOST
ALL THE DOMESTIC AIRLINES ARE OPERATING SRINAGAR FROM MOST OF THE
METROPOLITAN CITIES WHICH INCLUDES Indian Airlines Flights From ,
Delhi, Mumbai And Jammu .They Leave From
Delhi Directly And Via Jammu For Srinagar , And From Bombay Via New
Delhi And Jammu . Jet Airways Also Operate Daily Flights To Srinagar
Fronm As Well As Jammu .Indian Airlines Has Its City Office At
The Boulevard Road Outside Hotel Shahanshah Palace. Indan Airlines :
Airprt Office TEL:2431450/2430334/2430163 City Office TEL:2450256/
2452328.Jet Airways: Airport Office TEL:2433035/2433007 City
Office :Dhani-Bhoy Building , Sherwani Road Srinagar -190001, Kashmir
India. TEL.: 0194-2480801-06/2433007.
BY TRIAN:
The
Nearest
Railhead For Srinagar Is Jammu Tawi (305 Kms) Where Trian Arrive From
Delhi , Culcutta Pune , Mumbai , Kanyakumari , Ahmadabad Etc. As With
Flights, Train Bookngs Have To Be Made Well In Advance .
During The Holiday Season, Additional Trians Operate And From Various
Parts Of Of The Country.
BY ROAD:
NATIONAL
Highway
1-A, Connect Srinagar Direct From Delhi And From Jammu Which Is A Good
All Weather Road With Saveral Sharp Inclines And Hairpin Bends. It Is
Maintaned By The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Which
Clears The Road Of Any Obstruction Resuting From Natural Causes Like
Landslides And Heavy Snowfall . The Famous Jawahar Lal Tunnel That
Connects Jammu With The Kashmir Valley Across The Pir Panjal
Range Falls Enroute.
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