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{{short description|Neighbourhood-cum-Road in Gangtok, India}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mahatma Gandhi Marg<br />
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood in [[Gangtok]]<br />
| image_skyline = Mg - panoramio.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Panaromic view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Gangtok (2009)<br />
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| location = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]<br />
| governing_body = Gangtok Municipal Corporation<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|19|43.68|N|88|36|44.24|E|type:mountain_region:IN-NA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sikkim]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Sikkim district|East Sikkim]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = City<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gangtok]]<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 737101<br />
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| known_for = Market<br />
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'''Mahatma Gandhi Marg''' is the main [[pedestrian road]] located in the downtown [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahatma Gandhi Marg , M.G.Marg {{!}} Film Facilitation Office|url=https://ffo.gov.in/en/locations/location-information/205|access-date=2021-09-07|website=ffo.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
In 2008, the [[North Eastern Council]] under the [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]] undertook the project of ''“Upgradation and Remodelling of existing distribution system of Mahatma Gandhi Road and its surrounding areas, Gangtok.”''<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEC UC Portal(Reports)|url=http://necucportal.nic.in/reports/pl12.php?id=595|access-date=2021-09-07|website=necucportal.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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As of 2015, Mahatma Gandhi Marg is the only road in Gangtok which has divided carriageway.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://udhdsikkim.org/Volume-I.pdf|title=Comprehensive Mobility Plan: Gangtok|publisher=Urban Development Department, [[Government of Sikkim]]|year=2015}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sikkim Tourism Office in MG Road, Gangtok.jpg|thumb|Sikkim Tourism's office at Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2010)<br />
File:Gangtok (8083965729).jpg|thumb|Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2012)<br />
File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_garlanding_the_statue_of_Mahatma_Gandhi,_at_MG_Marg,_Gangtok_on_April_16,_2013.jpg|thumb|[[Indian President|President]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi (2013)<br />
File:M.G MARG.jpg|thumb|Night-time view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2013)<br />
File:Festival_of_%27Holi%27_being_celebrated_in_Gangtok..JPG|thumb|The Hindu festival of [[Holi]] being celebrated at Mahatma Gandhi Marg. (2014)<br />
File:Statue_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_in_Gangtok.jpg|thumb|The statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] at the street's entrance (2018)<br />
File:M.G._Marg%2C_Gangtok_02.jpg|thumb|Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2018)<br />
File:M.G. Marg, Gangtok 01.jpg|thumb|Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2018)<br />
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== Landmarks ==<br />
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| width = 750 | height = 250<br />
| mark-coord1 = {{coord|27.3300579|88.6123227}} <br />
| mark-title1 = Sikkim Tourist Information Centre<br />
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| shape-color1=dark blue<br />
| shape-outline1=white<br />
| mark-size1=16<br />
| mark-coord2 = {{coord|27.3297898|88.6123415}}<br />
| mark-title2 = The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi<br />
| mark-coord3 = {{coord|27.329177|88.612247}}<br />
| mark-title3 = [[Canara Bank]] - M.G. Marg Branch<br />
| mark-coord4 = {{coord|27.328584|88.612182}}<br />
| mark-title4 = [[ICICI Bank]] - M.G. Marg Branch<br />
| mark-coord5 = {{coord|27.327660|88.612622}}<br />
| mark-title5 = Taste of Tibet<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Leh Market]] <br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
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[[Category:Roads in Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:Shopping_districts_and_streets_in_India]]<br />
[[Category:Bazaars_in_India]]<br />
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