Frazer Road

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Frazer Road
Mazharul Haque Path
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Frazer Road
Location in Patna, India
Coordinates: 25°35′47″N85°8′22″E / 25.59639°N 85.13944°E / 25.59639; 85.13944
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
MetroPatna
Languages
  Spoken Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
800001
Planning agency Patna Metropolitan Area Authority
Civic agency Patna 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]

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Problems

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.

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