Bailey Road (also known as Nehru Path) is a road and neighbourhood in Patna, India.[1] It connects Patna with Danapur. It roughly starts from Income Tax Golambar and ends in Danapur, running through the heart of the city. It is one of the most important roads in the city. Many important landmarks like Patna High Court,[2] Patna Women's College, Patna Secretariat, Patna Zoo, Patna Airport, Bihar Museum etc. are situated beside or near to this road. Bailey Road was officially renamed as Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, but this road is still widely known as Bailey Road.[3] Now, this road has been renamed as Nehru Path by the government of Bihar.[4] This area is served by Shastrinagar Police Station of Patna Police.
Bailey Road
Nehru Path | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
The Bihar Museum as seen from Bailey Road | |
Bailey Road Location in Patna, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′37″N 85°7′55″E / 25.61028°N 85.13194°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Metro | Patna |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Hindi, English, Magadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 800014-15 |
| Planning agency | Patna Metropolitan Area Authority |
| Civic agency | Patna Municipal Corporation |
History
editUnder the British Raj, Patna gradually started to attain its lost glory and emerged as an important and strategic centre of learning and trade in India. When the Bengal Presidency was partitioned in 1912 to carve out a separate province, Patna was made the capital of the new province of Bihar and Orissa.[5] The city limits were stretched westwards to accommodate the administrative base, and the township of Bankipore took shape along the Bailey Road (originally spelt as Bayley Road, after the first Lt. Governor of Bihar and Orissa, Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley). This area was called the New Capital Area.
Patna Metro stations
editPatna Metro alignment for Corridor I (Red Line) will be 20 m beneath Bailey Road.[6] The Metro stations constructed along Bailey Road are : Danapur, Saguna Mor, RPS Mor, Patliputra, Raja Bazar, Patna Zoo, Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan.[7]
Lohia Path Chakra
editLohia Path Chakra is a road underpass to reduce traffic congestion on Bailey Road.[8][9][10][11] The elevated portion of the Lohia Path Chakra 2.0 on Bailey Road is a six-lane road starting from Bihar Museum to Atal Path, and was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 14 August 2023.[12][13] The underpass is based on swap and grade-separated U-turn based multi-sectional interchange technology and with the swap technology, commuters change their lane.
Landmarks
edit- Patna Planetarium
- Income tax Office
- Mount Carmel High School, Patna
- J.D. Women's College, Patna
- Patna Women's College
- Eco Park
- Bihar Public Service Commission Office
- Patna Zoo
- Sardar Patel Bhavan, Bihar Police headquarter[14]
- Patna Golf Club
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bailey Road[15]
- IGIMS
- Paras Healthcare
- Delhi Public School, Patna (Junior wing)
- Bihar Museum[16]
- Patna High Court[17]
- Patliputra Junction
Gallery
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 225 crore for renovation of 5 roads sanctioned The Times of India. Retrieved 27 Sep 2012
- ^ Nitish Kumar opens work on Rs 530-crore museum The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2013
- ^ "Times change, road names stay put". The Telegraph. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Bailey Road renamed as Nehru Path". The Times of India. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Bihar History iloveindia.com
- ^ "Patna Metro to run 20m below Bailey Road".
- ^ "MH Stadium station of Patna metro rail project taking shape". The Times of India. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Bihar: Lohia Path Chakra phase-II likely to be ready next month". The Times of India. 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Lohia Path Chakra Project's second phase to be completed by June, ACS (Road) assures Bihar CM". The Times of India. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "'Lohia Path Chakra project to be completed by June this year'". The Times of India. February 2023.
- ^ "Sept deadline for Lohia Path Chakra Phase 2". The Times of India. 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Ganga Path-Gaighat stretch set for launch in mid-August". The Times of India. 5 August 2023.
- ^ "CM to open Lohia Path Chakra & J P Path extension on Aug 14". The Times of India. 12 August 2023.
- ^ "PSCL to beautify key portion of Bailey Road". The Times of India. 11 July 2023.
- ^ "KV Bailey Road". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ Construction of Bihar Museum at Bailey Road Patna Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine PDF
- ^ "The High Court of Judicature at Patna". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.