Frazer Road

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Frazer Road
Mazharul Haque Path
Neighbourhood
Frazer Road is located in Patna
Frazer Road
Frazer Road
Location in Patna, India
Coordinates: 25°35′47″N 85°8′22″E / 25.59639°N 85.13944°E / 25.59639; 85.13944Coordinates: 25°35′47″N 85°8′22″E / 25.59639°N 85.13944°E / 25.59639; 85.13944
Country India
StateBihar
MetroPatna
Languages
 • SpokenHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
800001
Planning agencyPatna Metropolitan Area Authority
Civic agencyPatna Municipal Corporation

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]

Problems[edit]

Frazer 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Times change, road names stay put". The Telegraph. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "Fraser Road: Then & now".
  3. "Autocracy here, humanity there Sudden strike trauma on roads". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "ISKCON rath yatra mesmerizes Patnaites". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. "20-year-old girl commits suicide". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  6. Cops chase students protesting norms of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection The Times of India. Retrieved 13 Jul 2013
  7. May 21, TNN | Updated; 2005; Ist, 23:42. "One shot at on Fraser Rd | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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