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Frazer Road (officially Mazharul Haque Path)[1] is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Patna.[2] This is the road most frequently heard after coming out from the Patna Junction as it connects Patna Junction to Gandhi Maidan Marg - the two major hubs of the city. It emerges from the South West Corner of Gandhi Maidan.[3] It merges with Gandhi Maidan Marg, which takes a full circle of the Gandhi Maidan. Fraser Road passes through Dakbangla Chauraha, which is an important crossing in the city. The area around Frazer Road, including New Dak Bangla Road, Exhibition Road, and S P Verma[4] Road has big brands names in marketing and covers all type of shops. Frazer Road is a location for hotels, restaurants, bars, and high-street stores in the capital of the Indian state of Bihar. The area is served by Kotwali PS under Patna Police.[5]
Frazer Road
Mazharul Haque Path | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Frazer Road Location in Patna, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°35′47″N 85°8′22″E / 25.59639°N 85.13944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Metro | Patna |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 800001 |
| Planning agency | Patna Metropolitan Area Authority |
| Civic agency | Patna Municipal Corporation |
Problems
editFrazer road has long suffered from problems of over-crowding, traffic congestion,[6] haphazard construction of buildings and illegal hawking. There have been several cases of shootings and robberies occurring on Frazer road.[7] Parking space availability is a major problem.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Times change, road names stay put". The Telegraph. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Fraser Road: Then & now".
- ^ "Autocracy here, humanity there Sudden strike trauma on roads". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "ISKCON rath yatra mesmerizes Patnaites". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "20-year-old girl commits suicide". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Cops chase students protesting norms of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection The Times of India. Retrieved 13 Jul 2013
- ^ "One shot at on Fraser Rd". The Times of India. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2019.