Ashok Rajpath

Ashok Rajpath
Ashok Rajpath
Road
	Ashok Rajpath Location in Patna, India Ashok Rajpath Ashok Rajpath (Bihar)
	Coordinates: 25°37′11″N 85°10′43″E / 25.61972°N 85.17861°ECoordinates: 25°37′11″N 85°10′43″E / 25.61972°N 85.17861°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
City	Patna
Languages
• Spoken	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	800004
Planning agency	Patna Metropolitan Area Authority
Civic agency	Patna Municipal Corporation

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Ashok Rajpath is a road in Patna, the capital of Bihar.^[2] It is named after Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.^[3] It connects Patna with Patna city or Patna Sahib. Starting roughly from Golghar, it run parallel to the river Ganges, and terminates at the Didarganj. It is a busy road owing to the presence of markets on one side and educational institute of Patna University on the other side.^[4] It has several historical places either side of it, like Golghar, Gandhi Maidan, Christ Church, Kargil Chowk, Patna University including Patna Science College , Patna College and other colleges, PMCH, National Institute of Technology, Patna, Pathar Ki Masjid, Government Polytechnic Patna-7, Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of Patna Police.^[5]

Famous landmarks[edit]

Problems[edit]

This road passes through one of the congested areas of the city where traffic at time can be very challenging.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Ashok Rajpath, PATNA
↑ School students block roads in Patna Zee News. Retrieved 14 June 2010
↑ Thapur (1973), p. 51.
↑ Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Patna Express. Retrieved 24 October 2007
↑ Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2013
↑ New road to ease Ashok Rajpath snarls - Fifteen-month deadline for 6-km stretch from Gai Ghat to Rajendra Nagar The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 23 April 2012

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[1] Ashok Rajpath, PATNA

[2] School students block roads in Patna Zee News. Retrieved 14 June 2010

[3] Thapur (1973), p. 51.

[4] Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Patna Express. Retrieved 24 October 2007

[5] Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2013

[6] New road to ease Ashok Rajpath snarls - Fifteen-month deadline for 6-km stretch from Gai Ghat to Rajendra Nagar The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 23 April 2012

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