Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg | |
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| Coordinates:18°58′12″N72°48′22″E / 18.97°N 72.8061°E /18.97; 72.8061 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400026[1] |
| Vehicle registration | MH 01 |
Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg formerly known asPedder Road is an arterial road in the city ofMumbai,India, passing through the affluentCumballa Hill neighbourhood. The road is named after a social activist and firstMayor of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) afterIndia's Independence,Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh.[2]
It is said to be resting on what was first known as Padam Hill. Its former name, Pedder Road, was named after Mr. W. G. Pedder, Municipal Commissioner (1879) who was in the Bombay Civil Service, 1855–1879, and on his retirement was appointed Secretary to the Revenue and Commerce Department at the India Office.[3] Even today as with a very large number of Mumbai's roads it is commonly referred to by its former name (usually incorrectly spelled asPeddar).
The road begins at the well-known intersection ofKemp's Corner and extends down Cumballa Hill past theMahalaxmi temple to theHaji Ali intersection. The firstflyover built inMumbai connectedHughes Road to Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg at Kemp's Corner. Since at least the early 20th century, it is considered to be a posh residential area with some of the flats fetching a price of over₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) as of 2006.
Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh was the first President of theIndian Medical Association and the firstMayor of Bombay after independence. He lived on Pedder Road in a palatial home that later made way for a multi-story building. A leading citizen of Mumbai, he was the personal friend of Sir Jamshetji Kanga. Of his notable descendants one can name Dr Uday Dokras, international author of Human Resource books, who is his grandson.
Pedder Road came to be renamed in his honour. The road ends in a flyover which was known as the Kemp's Corner flyover before but has been rechristened as "Dr Gopalrao Deshmukh Uddanpul(Flyover)".
In February 2000,Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay carried out a study on traffic in the area which found that 94,000 vehicles used the route every day at that time.[4] The same study also found that the average number of cars owned by a family living in Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg was 2.3.[5]
According to aTimes of India article in 2006, in new constructions coming up on Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg (among other localities), transactions "routinely take place" at over₹1 lakh (US$1,200) per square foot.[6]
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