VIP Road or Parwati Bagla Road (formerly ''Amherst Street'') is a major arterial road in

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It connects Meghdoot Trisection at Mall Road with

Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

Rawatpur Rawatpur is a suburb in North Kanpur, India, situated about 10 km from Kanpur on the NH 91 to Delhi. The population was 110,000 at the 2001 census. It has 84% of literacy and is 5 km from Kalyanpur. It also Comes under Kanpur metropo ...

. The road has tall decorated walls on both of its sides. The road houses the bungalows of government officials of the city including the

District Magistrate A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal reven ...

of Kanpur District. Elgin Mills which is the first cotton mill in Kanpur is situated on this road.

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology (CSAUA&T) is an agricultural university at Kanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is named after the Indian revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad. Besides Kanpur, it also has con ...

, the only Agricultural University of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

state is also present here.

Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute (earlier known as Government Central Textile Institute), is a state government funded textile engineering college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest and premier textile Institute of N ...

built in 1914 too is situated on this road.

UP Stock Exchange UP Stock Exchange (UPSE) is a Kanpur-based stock exchange. It occupied a prominent place among the Stock Exchanges in India. The Exchange was inaugurated on 27 August 1982 by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. It played an important ...

Green Park Stadium Green Park Stadium is an international standards cricket stadium of Kanpur, India. Its seating capacity is 32,000 seats. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team. This arena is an International Test match venue. Green Park is under ...

, Merchants Chamber Hall of Uttar Pradesh, The Georgina McRobert Memorial Hospital and

DAV College The D.B.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVDholakpurMC, is a non-governmental educational organisation in Antarctica and overseas with over 900 schools. 75 colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of Maharishi Da ...

too are located on this road at Woolmer Crossing.

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