Mahatma Gandhi Marg is the main
pedestrian road located in the downtown
Gangtok
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Sikkim
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History
In 2008, the
North Eastern Council
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under the
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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undertook the project of ''“Upgradation and Remodelling of existing distribution system of Mahatma Gandhi Road and its surrounding areas, Gangtok.”''
As of 2015, Mahatma Gandhi Marg is the only road in Gangtok which has divided carriageway.
Gallery
File:Sikkim Tourism Office in MG Road, Gangtok.jpg, Sikkim Tourism's office at Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2010)
File:Gangtok (8083965729).jpg, Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2012)
File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_garlanding_the_statue_of_Mahatma_Gandhi,_at_MG_Marg,_Gangtok_on_April_16,_2013.jpg, President
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Pranab Mukherjee
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garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi (2013)
File:M.G MARG.jpg, Night-time view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2013)
File:Festival_of_%27Holi%27_being_celebrated_in_Gangtok..JPG, The Hindu festival of Holi
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being celebrated at Mahatma Gandhi Marg. (2014)
File:Statue_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_in_Gangtok.jpg, The statue of Mahatma Gandhi
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at the street's entrance (2018)
File:M.G._Marg%2C_Gangtok_02.jpg, Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2018)
File:M.G. Marg, Gangtok 01.jpg, Daytime view of Mahatma Gandhi Marg (2018)
Landmarks
See also
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Leh Market
References
Roads in Sikkim
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