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 TRAIN:
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.