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Use of abreviations

Hi,

I am an NRI from US. In India we have long addresses.

We can have simplified addresses by proper way of numbering the homes.

One side even numbers and the other side of the road- odd numbers.

That may be difficult some times. I know.

At least we can make it simple by writing names in short form like in US.

The postal dept should make people aware of these.

For eg.

Street= St, Lane=Ln, Circle= Cir, Avenue= Ave, Boulevard=Blvd, Number= #

The Zip code should be in written as 3 numbers first and the other 3 after a gap next. eg: 987 654.

The phone numbers should be written like in US with dashes after 3 numbers.

For eg: Number 1234567890 can be written as 123-456-7890.

That is easy to write and easy to tell others. The innocent villagers and every one of course will be benefited. That involves no cost. The postal dept should make people be aware of these.