Yahoo! India Maps now with walking directions

Internet media giant Yahoo has now improved their local maps for India by adding options for local languages.

These maps are also now providing walking directions.

The company said that the maps are now available in languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi.

They would be delivering the walking directions through SMS messages.

Gopal Krishna, Head of Audience, Yahoo! India spoke about the improved services: “For the first time in India, walking directions and maps in local languages are being introduced by Yahoo! India. This aligns well with Yahoo! India’s overall strategy of enabling more users to experience the Internet on a PC or mobile.”

They are currently offering local search in India for 179 cities, 4,767 towns, and 2,26,114 villages.

Checkout: Yahoo! India Maps

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