Mirza Ismail Road Explained

Mirza Ismail Road
Alternate Name:M.I. Road
Location:Jaipur
Maint:Jaipur Development Authority
Jaipur Municipal Corporation
Metro System:Jaipur Metro
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Collectorate Circle
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Ghat 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.

Notes and References

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