MG Road, Secunderabad
| MG Road | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
James Street Police Station
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 500 003 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
| Website | telangana |
MG Road or Mahatma Gandhi Road formerly known as James Street is one of the busiest roads of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and a foremost shopping district in Secunderabad. It is spread over 2 km.
It leads to a warren of streets called Tobacco Bazaar and Pot Market. Major landmarks include Paradise Hotel, Kabra Jewellers, Gandhi Statue, Chermas, Asrani Hotel, Paradise X roads, KFC, Ramgopalpet Police Station and Malani Building.
This road was earlier called James Street and after Indian independence, following convention, a major street in every city in India was named Mahatma Gandhi Road'. There is a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the road.
MG Road is one of the foremost shopping areas in Secunderabad. The General Bazaar and Cloth Market off this road are familiar haunts for shoppers and bargain hunters.
Recently hotels have come up on this road including Tirupati's famous Hotel Bhima's.
MG Road is home to numerous global brands. Leading brands have their showrooms located here. Some of these establishments are:
Cherma's: One of Secunderabad's oldest apparel retail stores.
Honda Cars: Sundaram Motors - This is Honda's largest Honda car dealership in Secunderabad.
Philips Light Lounge and Philips Light Studio: Ved Electricals (Ved Group) - This is Philips' largest Philips Light Lounge and Philips Light Studio in Telangana.
Theaters: There used to be many theaters on MG Road like Alankar, Chitrani, and Paradise e.t.c. later these turned into shopping malls and restaurant, Famous Paradise restaurant is one of them, which used to be connected hotel to Paradise theater.
Gold Market The area is famous for gold and jewellery shops where one can buy traditional handmade jewellery. Gold market is flourishing here since 150 years.
The area is studded with Zari/Kanchi Saree shops and Wedding related shops. The area has also big shopping names like Bomanna, Chandana Bros, etc.
There is an offshoot road towards the west which takes to the Begumpet Airport, and the road is the place where Sir Ronald Ross is said to have discovered the cause of malaria.
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