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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Boring Road
| other_name = Jai Prakash Narayan Path
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood/Street
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| subdivision_name2 = Patna
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| postal_code = 800001
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'''Boring Road''' (officially Jai Prakash Narayan Path),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131202/jsp/bihar/story_17625314.jsp#.VRV6l_yUdH4 | title=Times change, road names stay put | work=The Telegraph | date=2 December 2013 | accessdate=27 March 2015 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173858/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131202/jsp/bihar/story_17625314.jsp#.VRV6l_yUdH4 | archivedate=2 April 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> is an area in [[Patna]], India. It encompasses the majority of residence of retired IAS and IPS services officers along with several Head Branches of show Rooms and business entities. It starts from the corner of [[Patna Women's College]] as an intersection to [[Bailey Road, Patna|Bailey Road]] near [[Patna High Court]]. It ends at the end of [[A N College]] or the famous Pani Tanki.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/patna/41236804_1_parking-slots-pmc-board-road-overbridge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812071625/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/patna/41236804_1_parking-slots-pmc-board-road-overbridge | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 August 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=Pay and park: Patna Municipal Corporation proposes 51 slots | accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref> Almost 2 km in Length, Boring Road serves a number of colonies on left and right. Nageshwar Colony, Sri Krishna Puri, North Sri Krishna Puri are the main colonies of Patna situated adjacent to Boring Road. It is VVIP{{clarify|What does this mean?|date=December 2019}} area, most of big coaching centre are situated there. It is a working-class neighbourhood geographically located in the Northern part of city of Patna. Formerly the centre of the banking industry in Patna{{when|date= August 2013}} it has become progressively dominated by expensive shops. Boring Road (along with [[Frazer Road]]) is considered [[Patna]]'s most upmarket shopping area. It is one of the well known commercial area of the city. [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] code include 800001, the area is patrolled by the Sri Krishna Puri PS of [[Patna Police]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/patna/40232255_1_live-bomb-bomb-disposal-squad-briefcase | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912073009/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/patna/40232255_1_live-bomb-bomb-disposal-squad-briefcase | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 September 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=Bomb scare on Boring Road in Patna | accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/8407-fire-destroys-electronic-goods-at-boring-road-show-room.html | title=Fire Destroys Electronic Goods at Boring Road Show Room | newspaper=PatnaDaily | accessdate=26 May 2013 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701134144/http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/8407-fire-destroys-electronic-goods-at-boring-road-show-room.html | archivedate=1 July 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
Originally a residential street it became the site of many [[United Kingdom|British]] government officials houses and large office buildings during the early 20th century. Most of these have since been demolished but some have been converted to other uses. The streets in the neighbourhood were laid in the mid-1980s and by the late 20th century Boring Road was the centre of the fashionable residential part of town.<ref>{{cite conference | title=Patliputra se Patna |date=December 2007 | location=[[S K Memorial Hall]]}}</ref>

==Overview==
Boring Road is a vital commercial and residential area of the city. It is almost 3 km away from [[Patna Junction|Patna railway station]] and the same distance from [[Patna Airport]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130803/jsp/bihar/story_17190067.jsp | title=Speed junkies | newspaper=Calcutta Telegraph | accessdate=3 August 2013 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428172007/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130803/jsp/bihar/story_17190067.jsp | archivedate=28 April 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Boring Road has emerged as one of the favorite commercial destination in Patna. From corporate offices to retail shops, restaurants and eateries, number of car showrooms ([[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], [[Maruti Suzuki]] and [[Honda]]) doctors and diagnostic clinics and much more it engulfs on both side. The demarcation between residential and commercial properties on this road of Patna has become non existent. Boring road is flagged by numerous commercial cum residential apartments. Boring road is also another educational Hub of Patna with [[Patna Women's College]] and [[A N College]] at its two ends. A number of cram schools and schools are spread all over Boring Road.Many new coaching institutes for IITs have opened in Boring Canal Road.

==Landmarks and nearby places==
*[[A N College]]
*Vasundhara Metro Mall
*Reliance Trends
*Orchid Mall
*[[Shivpuri, Patna|Shivpuri]]
*Satyendra Narayan Sinha Park,S K Puri ~0.2 km
*Anand puri colony ~0.5 km
*Pronotical ~0.5 km
*Rai Jee Gali ~0.7 km
*[[Mount Carmel High School, Patna]] ~0.8 km

==Problems==
With so many facilities spread only within 2 km, the area is densely populated. Heavy traffic is witnessed always at Boring Road square.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/patna/32713753_1_sai-temple-traffic-flow-counter-affidavit | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130811101909/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/patna/32713753_1_sai-temple-traffic-flow-counter-affidavit | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=HC: Ensure smooth traffic on Boring Canal Road | accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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| caption1 = Building at Boring road
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| caption3 = Night view
| image2 = Tarmac river (6149041234).jpg
| caption2 = Tarmacadam
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==See also==

* [[Frazer Road]]
* [[Bailey Road, Patna]]

==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Patna}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Patna]]

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