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ICICI Bank opens Foreign Exchange counters in its branches  in Tamil Nadu  following an appeal  by Har Sahay Meena, I.A.S., Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director, TTDC, to   Regional Director and the General Managers of Reserve Bank of India, Chennai,  a press release from TTDC  said

Due to the demonitisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes by the central government, the foreign tourists suffered even for petty things.  To ease the difficulties faced by the foreign tourists who visit Tamil Nadu, the Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director, TTDC, Chennai communicated with  the Regional Director and the General Managers of Reserve Bank of India, Chennai to open Foreign Exchange Counters in Tamil Nadu. Based on the request, RBI acted swiftly  and arranged the special counters of ICICI Bank for  foreign tourists to exchange their currency at the following places:

 

Chennai Branch: 

Cenotaph Road (Contact Name: Mr. Gunasekaran, Mobile:9944466993).

Puducherry Branches:

1)   Mission Street, 2) Indira Gandhi Square, 3) Lawspet, 4) Auroville

(Contact Name: Mr. Kumaran Vadivel, Mobile:8939944380, LL:0413-23322237).

 

Coimbatore Branch:

Tricy Road (Contact Name: Mr. Hariharan, Mobile:9500047629)

Madurai Branch:

K.K. Nagar (Contact Name: Mr. Srithar, Mobile:8056000474)

 

Trichirappalli Branch:

Thillai Nagar (Contact Name: Mr. Prasanna, Mobile:9790366600)

 

Thanjaur Branch:

1)   Thanjavur Main, 2) Thanjavur West Main

(Contact Name: Mr. Raja, Mobile:9751881242, LL:04362 646537)

 

Vellore Branches:

1)   Vellore Main 2) Gandhi Nagar 3) Satuvachari

(Contact Name: Mr. Vijayanand, Mobil:9500027574, LL:0416-4200630)

 

Ramanathapuram Branch:

Ramanathapuram (Contact Name: Mr.John, Mobile:98403 83745,

LL:0461-2325280)

 

Kodaikanal Branch:  SGJ Sangadurai Hall (Contact Name: Mr. Srithar, Mobile:8939847242)

 

Tiruvannamalai Branch:

Tiruvannamalai (Contact Name: Mr. Llyas, Mobile:9839823872)

 

 

As regards Kanniyakumari and Mamallapuram, similar arrangements are being explored with other banks and will be communicated as soon as they are finalized – the RBI informed).

All the Foreign Tourists in Tamil Nadu can avail of  this facility now  and make their trip a memorable one.  If any tourist has some problem, they can register their complaints @ Toll Free No.1800 4253 1111 (between 10 AM – 6 PM), the press release said.

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