The advisory on Friday came as the cash crisis in India stretched into its third day with ATMs running dry and people queuing for hours to exchange the now-defunct notes. Residents of Thailand who have such notes at home and are going to India will have to endure some inconvenience to exchange them for legal notes. About 93,000 tourists from Thailand visited India in 2013, the most recent year for which the Thai embassy had statistics. Banks are restricting withdrawals to 4,000 rupees per person, adding to the cash shortages. "The whole exercise is premised on the fact that you’ll be able to implement it quickly and effectively," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2016 12:18 UTC