Electronic City houses major retail establishments
27th August, 2014
Located on National Highway 7 (Hosur Road), Electronics City or Electronic City is a Panchayat Town in AnekalTaluk of Bangalore. Like most of its neighboring localities, Electronic City better known as ECity is an IT dominated industrial park. Prominent MNCs (Multinational Companies) like Siemens, Wipro, Infosys and Intel have their base here. Rapid infrastructure development and great connectivity are some of the factors that are fueling the realty demand here.
Connected to major parts of the city via BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) buses, the locality’s network is all set to improve further after the introduction of Namma Metro Phase II. The locality is also home to a number of reputed educational institutions and healthcare facilities.
>> Planned by KEONICS (Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited), Electronic City spreads over 320 acres of land and is divided into four phases
>> While Phase I and II have already been established Phase III is on its way to completion
>> ECity is maintained by the Electronic City Industries Association
>> The locality has the best social infrastructure and it houses many retail establishments. Commercial spaces have rapidly grown along the important roads like Doddathogur Road
>> Civic amenities like water supply in this vicinity are improving after initiatives taken by the local administration >> The neighborhood is well guarded and amenities like walkover bridges help manage traffic bottlenecks better
>> Located on Hosur Road, ECity is well connected to other parts of the city via road and rail
>> The Bangalore City railway station is 24 km away, however, the Heelalige Railway Station and Carmelaram Railway Station are situated at 5.8 and 11.8 km away respectively
>> Other arterial junctions like the Silk Board Junction in Madiwala (9 km), NICE Road and Bannerghatta Road helps improve access to ECity
>> Although the Bangalore International Airport is about 52 km away, BMTC offers bus services that ferries individuals to the airport at regular intervals
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/real-estate/electronic-city-houses-major-retail-establishments_1165101.html
