Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bangalore, India, located in Anekal taluk. It is one of India's largest electronic/IT industrial parks, spread over 800 acres in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages in Bangalore. Electronic City was established by KEONICS, and consists of four zones called phases - Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV. There are approximately 200 IT/ITES company campuses located in Electronic City, including main campuses of Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Biocon, Apartments among others.
History
Electronic City was the brainchild of R. K. Baliga, the first Chairman and Managing Director of Keonics, Karnataka Electronic. He dreamt of making Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India when he developed the concept of Electronic City. In 1978, Keonics established Electronic City on 332 acres of land in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages. The liberalisation of the Indian economy in the early 1990s by the then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and then Indian Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh helped Electronic City to become what it is today — the outsourcing capital of the world. In 1997, the maintenance and upkeep of Electronic City was handed over by Keonics to ELCIA, the Electronic City Industries Association, with representatives from units in the enclave, for effective local governance and management. Security is provided by ELCIA, who have deployed around 500 security officials and also installed CCTV cameras on strategic locations. On 18 March 2013, a notification by the Urban Development Department has brought Electronic City Phases I, II, III under the E-City Industrial Township Area. There are many famous educational institutes situated in Electronic City, IIIT Bangalore, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru, Welingkar Institute Of Management Bangalore, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, IFIM are some of them.
Connectivity and transport
Electronic City has well developed infrastructure in terms of connectivity to other important localities of Bangalore city.
Road
Hosur Road
Electronic City is on Hosur Road which is a major arterial highway of Bangalore city. Many BMTC buses and interstate buses ply.
Elevated Expressway
The four-lane mixed corridor elevated highway from Silk Board junction to Electronic City was opened on 22 January 2010. The 9.985 km long expressway is one of the longest elevated national highways in the country. This elevated stretch, helps a commuter reach Electronic City from Silk Board in less than 15 minutes.
NICE Road
The NICE road connects Electronic City to other key areas in the west of Bengaluru city like, Bannergatta Road, Mysore Road, Kanakapura Road and Tumkur Road. This is a 63 km 6-lane access controlled tollway.
Rail
Metro
Electronic City comes under the Namma Metro Yellow Line. The project is expected to complete in the year 2022.
Suburban rail
The Heelalige railway station, about 4 km from Electronic City Phase 2, has become part of the Bengaluru Suburban Rail system. The South-Western Railways has introduced a fleet of Diesel Multiple Units on this route.
Air
is located 54 km away from Electronic City. The proposed Hosur Airport in Belagondapalli on Thally Road, an UDAN project, will be 28 km away from Electronic City. The helicopter taxi service to Kempegowda International Airport was launched in March 2018.
Residential areas
Starting from the late 90s, Electronic City has undergone a lot of change in terms of new residential properties. The majority of people working in Electronic City companies prefer to stay in and around their companies. Hence, a large number of residential areas and properties are developed. The prominent residential areas in and around Electronics City are Neeladri Road, Begur Road, Doddathoguru, Ananthnagar, Maragondanahalli, and Thirupalya. Some major projects in the vicinity include Ajmera Infinity, Concorde Manhattan, Concorde silicon valley, Concorde Cupertino, Ganga Vertica, Ajmera Stone Park, Ajmera Avenue and Annex, SJR Equinox, SK Daisy, PSR, Neotown township, TCH-Garden Residency and Prestige Sunrise Park to name a few.
