Mirza Ismail Road
M.I. Road
Panch Batti Circle where M.I. Road crosses Bhagwan Das Road
Maintained byJaipur Development Authority
Jaipur Municipal Corporation
LocationJaipur
Nearest Jaipur Metro stationBadi Chaupar
West endCollectorate Circle
East endGhat Gate

Mirza Ismail Road, popularly known as M. I. Road, is one of the main roads in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.[1] The road runs from Sanganeri Gate to Government Hostel. There are several landmarks on the road namely Sanganeri Gate,[2] Ajmeri Gate,[3] Rajasthali emporium,[4] Niros restaurant,[5] Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur[4] and GPO. The road is named after Sir Mirza Ismail the Prime Minister of Jaipur Princely State.

Jaipur was designed in such a way that all major roads of other areas eventually leads to M. I. Road. It is thus also called the heart of Jaipur.

Description

MI Road starts from Collectorate Circle and ends at Ghat Gate where it becomes Agra Road, which eventually meets NH 248 and NH 21.

References

  1. Mukerji, Mohan (1982). Non-story of a chief secretary during emergency, et cetera. Associated Publishing House. p. 134. OCLC 10598303.
  2. Arora, Ramesh Kumar; Rakesh Hooja; Shashi Mathur (1977). Jaipur, profile of a changing city. Indian Institute of Public Administration. p. 5. OCLC 6330353.
  3. Gellhorn, Eleanor Cowles (1965). McKay's guide to the Far East and Hawaii. D. McKay. p. 135. OCLC 722637.
  4. 1 2 Sorrel, Annie (2008). Rajasthan: Des citadelles du désert à la douceur du Mewar. Editions Olizane. pp. 302–303. ISBN 978-2-88086-360-9.
  5. Anand, Karen (1994). The Penguin food lover's guide to India & Nepal. Penguin. p. 268. OCLC 37628437.

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