| 词条 | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada |
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Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road), popularly known as Bandar Road, is a major road in the Indian city of Vijayawada.The road starts at the Leelamahal Theater and continues to Machilipatnam, running almost parallel to the Bandar Canal. The National Highway 9 (India) (NH 9) runs parallel to this road on the other side of the Bandar Canal, merging into Bandar Road at Benz Circle. The name "Bandar" was originally the name of Machilipatan Road, which the current Bandar Road intersects.{{cn|date=April 2017}} Its official name comes from Mahatma Gandhi, the inspirational leader of the Indian Independence Movement in the early twentieth century.{{cn|date=April 2017}} HistoryBandar Road's has an average width of {{convert|100|ft|m}} although it is not of uniform width throughout.[1][2] This road's creation altered the landscape of Vijayawada and was the catalyst for the erection of Multiplexes and the Prominent Building. ControversyIn December 2005, Vijayawada city officials decided to widen the road to {{convert|120|ft|m}} without warning. This decision involved the immediate demolition of one wall of the Akashvani (All India Air) radio station and a neighboring bus shelter. The radio station, given no forewarning of this road expansion prior to the project's initiation, requested that the council order monetary compensation for the property's {{convert|411|yds|m}} subsequent devaluation; and immediate reconstruction of the demolished wall.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/widening-of-mg-road-may-take-six-more-months/article3106378.ece|title=Widening of MG Road may take six more months|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 December 2014}} {{Vijayawada topics}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/the-changing-face-of-vijayawada/article2710243.ece|title=The changing face of Vijayawada|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 December 2014}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/13/stories/2005121320690300.htm | title=Row over demolition of AIR station's compound wall|date=13 December 2005|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=26 October 2018}} 2 : Roads in Vijayawada|Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi |
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