Ashok Rajpath

Ashok Rajpath अशोक राजपथ
Road
Ashok Rajpath Location in Patna, India
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
Metro	Patna
Languages
• Spoken	Hindi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	800004[1]
Planning agency	Patna Regional Development Authority
Civic agency	Patna Municipal Corporation

Ashok Rajpath (Hindi: अशोक राजपथ) 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 college, Science college and other colleges, PMCH, National Institute of Technology, Patna, Pathar Ki Masjid, Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of Patna Police.^[5]

Famous landmarks

• Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library^[6]
• B N College
• Patna University
• Patna Medical College and Hospital
• NIT PATNA

Problems

This road passes through one of the congested areas of the city where traffic at time can be very challenging.^[7]

References

1. Ashok Rajpath, PATNA
2. School students block roads in Patna Zee News. Retrieved Jun 14, 2010
3. Thapur (1973), p. 51.
4. Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp The Patna Express. Retrieved Oct 24, 2007
5. Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath The Times of India. Retrieved Feb 23, 2013
6. Bachpan
7. New road to ease Ashok Rajpath snarls - Fifteen-month deadline for 6-km stretch from Gai Ghat to Rajendra Nagar The Telegrapgh (Calcutta). Retrieved April 23, 2012