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{{short description|Road in Bengaluru, India}}<br />
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[[File:MEMU Rakes built by BEML parked parallel to Suranjan Das Road, Bengaluru.jpg|thumb|[[MEMU]] Rakes built by [[BEML]] parked parallel to Suranjan Das Road]]<br />
[[File:MEMU Rakes built by BEML parked parallel to Suranjan Das Road, Bangalore.jpg|thumb|[[MEMU]] Rakes belonging to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] parked adjacent to Suranjan Das Road]]<br />
'''Suranjan Das Road''' is a road in [[Bengaluru]], [[India]]. It runs from Old Madras Road at one end to [[Old Airport Road, Bangalore|Old Airport Road]] at the other.<br />
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==History==<br />
The road was built in the 1940s to connect [[Old Airport Road, Bangalore|Old Airport Road]] and Old Madras Road.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D’Souza|first=Denzil Rithesh|date=2019-09-25|title=Motorists drive in the dark as HAL, BBMP spar over Suranjan Das Rd|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250919/motorists-drive-in-the-dark-as-hal-bbmp-spar-over-suranjan-das-rd.html|access-date=2020-12-13|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The road is named after [[Group Captain]] [[Suranjan Das]], a test pilot who is considered one of the pioneers of Indian aviation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Divya |date=2016-02-11 |title=Suranjan Das Road: A street named after a legendary pilot |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/suranjan-das-road-a-street-named-after-a-legendary-pilot/articleshow/50941736.cms |access-date=2025-07-14 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He joined the No 8 Fighter-Bomber Squadron in 1943 and was known to be adept in solving technical snags. He also participated in operations in Kashmir in 1947–48. It was 1949 that sparked off his life-long connection with Bengaluru. Having acquired training from the Empire Test Pilot School in the UK, Das was instrumental in testing the Hindustan Trainer-2 (HT-2) at Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Know your city: Suranjan Das Road gets its name after the legendary pilot|url=https://www.ichangemycity.com/bangalore/news/know-your-city-suranjan-das-road-gets-its-name-after-the-legendary-pilot|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.ichangemycity.com}}</ref> Das was killed on January 10, 1970 when the HF-24 Mk. IR prototype he was flying crashed. A number of causes were attributed, including the failure of reheat mode of one of the engines and the inadvertent opening of the canopy during the takeoff.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shekhar|first=Divya|title=Suranjan Das Road: A street named after a legendary pilot|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/suranjan-das-road-a-street-named-after-a-legendary-pilot/articleshow/50941736.cms|access-date=2020-12-13}}</ref><br />
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==Road widening==<br />
Linking the very busy Old Madras Road and Old Airport Road, Suranjan Das Road was planned to be widened in 2006, earlier than most other roads in Bengaluru then. The actual widening work began only in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2011-07-21|title=Civic body begins work on widening Suranjan Das Road|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/civic-body-begins-work-on-widening-suranjan-das-road/article2279200.ece|access-date=2020-12-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-03-17|title=Widening of Suranjan Das Road yet to commence|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/widening-of-suranjan-das-road-yet-to-commence/article3005707.ece|access-date=2020-12-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> That said, the road remained unfinished till 2014, causing inconvenience to many commuters on the route. {{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}<br />
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In the course of this widening initiative,183 trees were uprooted to make room for additional lanes. This caused local residents to be unhappy, since they claimed that the green canopy provided by the side of the road was lost forever.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CB|first=Shilpa|date=2011-01-05|title=How green was my Suranjan Das Road|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/special-how-green-was-my-suranjan-das-road-1490487|access-date=2020-12-13|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
[[Binnamangala Manavarthe Kaval|BM Kaval]], ADE, New Thippasandra, [[Jeevanbimanagar]] are the localities situated to the West of the Road. Suggaguntepalya, [[BEML Limited|BEML]], [[Vimanapura]], [[GM Palya]] are located to the East.<br />
{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''Areas of Bengaluru'''<br />
|Northwest = [[Old Baiyyappanahalli]]<br />
|North = Old Madras<br />
|Northeast = [[Old Baiyyappanahalli]]<br />
|West = New Thippasandra Main Road / Jeevanbimanagar Main Road<br />
|Centre = Suranjan Das Road<br />
|East = GM Palya Main Road<br />
|Southwest = [[Domlur]]<br />
|South = [[Old Airport Road, Bangalore|Old Airport Road]]<br />
|Southeast = [[HAL Airport]]<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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