Kashmir Travel Information

SRINAGAR

Altitude : 1730 meters.
Temperature : summer: max.29.5°c min .10.6°c
Winter : max.7.3°c min. -1.9°c
Rainfall : 52cms.

SEASONS

Best Season : throughout 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 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 amirakadal, airport, boulevard, nishat, shalimar, centuar hotel, dalgate, poloview, tourist reception centre, pahalgham, anantnag, giulmarg, tangmarg, and mobile atm.

STATE BANK OF INDIA BRANCHES & ATM'S : residency road, Srinagar, badami bagh cantt Srinagar, jawaharnagar, srinagar, dugra nag srinagar, opp petrol pump, T.R.C srinagar, boulevard, budshachowk, 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, Telephone number 2477527/2452017, Jhelum Valley Medical College Srinagar. Telephone NO. 2490137. JawaharLal 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, Gov, Central Market: Hazratbal, Lal Chowk, Nehru Park And Tourist Reception Centre.

POLICE ASSISTANCE

A Special Police Force Called Tourist Police Is Posted At All Important Places Frequently By Tourists For Providing Assistance To Tourists To Prevent Them From Being Cheated, Harassed Or Touted. This Force Is Headed By A Superintendent Of Police, Designated As Deputy Director Tourism.(Enforcement) Is Stationed In The Tourist Reception Centre. For Any Complains Like Cheating, Overcharging, Harassment, Pestering, Touting 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 4PM.

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 Prominent Ones Like Kashmir Travels (Ind) Pvt Ltd.

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 From as Well As Jammu. Indian Airlines Has Its City Office at the Boulevard Road outside Hotel Shad and shah Palace. Indian Airlines: Airport 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 Kilometers) Where Train Arrive From Delhi, Calcutta Pune, Mumbai, Kanyakumari, Ahmadabad Etc. As With Flights, Train Bookings Have To Be Made Well In Advance. During The Holiday Season, Additional Trains Operate And From Various Parts 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 Several Sharp Inclines And Hairpin Bends. It is Maintained By The Border Roads Organization (BRO), Which Clears The Road Of Any Obstruction Resulting 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 En-route.

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