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- <text id=93CT1726>
- <title>
- India--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South Asia
- India
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Summer clothing is suitable year round
- in the south. In the north, lightweight woolens are necessary
- from mid-December to mid-February.
- </p>
- <p> Customs and currency: US citizens must have a valid visa
- sufficient for the number of entries and the length of stay
- desired. Foreign currency (including travelers checks) must be
- declared to customs on arrival if more than $1,000 but is not
- otherwise restricted. Import and export of Indian currency are
- prohibited.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Tapwater is unsafe throughout India. In hotels and
- restaurants, drink only bottled or carbonated water and avoid
- ice cubes. Typhoid, tetanus, hepatitis, and diphtheria shots are
- recommended. Health requirements change; check with your local
- public health service.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telephone service within India and to
- international points can be irregular and slow. Telegraph
- service tends to be unreliable. India is 10 1/2 hours ahead of
- eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Many international carriers provide service
- to New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. Indian Airlines has
- flights to many Indian cities. The railway system provides
- service throughout the country. The 1,450-km. (900-mi.) trip
- from Delhi to Calcutta or Bombay takes from 16 to 24 hours. The
- 2,470-km. (1,535-mi.) trip from Delhi to Madras takes about 40
- hours. It is possible to travel nearly everywhere by road
- during the dry season; however, outside urban areas, the roads
- are narrow and often impassable during the monsoon. Local
- transportation includes buses, taxis, three-wheeled scooters,
- cycle rickshaws, and horsedrawn tongas. Buses are overcrowded
- and service is irregular. Taxis are plentiful in the larger
- cities.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- March 1989.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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