Ramamurthy Nagar


Ramamurthy Nagar is an area in Bangalore in Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the north-eastern part of Bangalore and comes under E3 subdivision of BBMP. It is a rapidly growing suburb, adjacent to other areas such as Banaswadi, CV Raman Nagar and Krishnarajapuram, also officially called Krishnarajapura.
Ramamurthy Nagar today is near the outer ring road and close to four important railway stations: Krishnarajapuram, Baiyappanahalli, Banaswadi and B. Channasandra.
Ramamurthy Nagar has many layouts, namely Garden Street Layout, Akshayanagar, Muneshwara Nagar, Bovi Colony, Pragathi Layout, Hoysalanagar, Dr Ambedkar Nagar, and Gundappa Layout.
Hospitals; Manipal and Koshy's and many schools are strategically located in Ramamurthy Nagar.
After the drainage pipes were laid in 2013, BBMP has laid roads in all the areas which were previously untarred. Currently Ramamurthy Nagar is provided with BWSSB Cauvery water connection.
Large scale real estate development in Ramamurthy Nagar is causing damage. The Gangadhar Kere is being encroached, destroying an area formerly rich in flora and fauna. Most of the borewells which were drilled in the earlier days have dried up. Like the newly developing areas, there are no areas for gardens and parks.

History

During the mid-1980s, the Bangalore Development Authority had developed some of the areas in north-east Bengaluru like OMBR Layout, HRBR Layout, Kasturi Nagar and East of NGEF Layout. The region beyond that was Ramamurthy Nagar, which was mainly farmland. In the mid- and late 90s the IT boom paved the way for the growth of Bengaluru and this also influenced the growth of East Bengaluru. In the vicinity of these well planned BDA layouts, Ramamurthy Nagar became a desirable place to live. This area is not developed by the BDA. The farmers converted their farms into layouts and sold the sites to interested buyers which soon became home for the bank employees, ITI staff employees and later software professionals by mid-2000. The BDA developed layouts had all civic amenities, and the growth of these layouts influenced the growth of Ramamurthy Nagar to the great extent, both residentially and commercially.
Since Ramamurthy Nagar was farmland with moist soil, and many snakes living there. With the increased residential settlement, the snakes have slowly disappeared due to the loss of their habitat.
Until the early 2010s, there were not many tarred roads. Streetlights were few. Water connection was nonexistent. Borewells and water tankers were the only source for water. On drilling borewells, water was available by 300 feet. The Sewage were guided to a pit. The region came under BBMP in 2008 and drastic development took place.

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Bangalore including Ramamurthy Nagar itself experiences a tropical savanna climate. Due to its high elevation, a more moderate climate throughout the year is experienced, although occasional heat waves can make summer somewhat uncomfortable. The coolest month is December with an average low temperature of and the hottest month is April with an average high temperature of. The highest temperature ever recorded is . The lowest ever recorded is . Winter temperatures rarely drop below, and summer temperatures seldom exceed. Receiving rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons ; the wettest months are September, October and August. The summer heat is moderated by fairly frequent thunderstorms, which occasionally cause power outages and local flooding. The heaviest rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period is recorded on 1 October 1997.

Lakes

Ramamurthy Nagar was historically filled with lakes. It was surrounded by a single water body which today is split up as Kalkere, Maragondanahalli, Kithanagur and Yellamma lakes.
Today the Ramamurthynagar BBMP map shows a total of four lakes.
There was a fifth lake which recently dried up and is less known as Umrah Kitaganur Lake. It was located approximately 300 meters north of Bhattrahalli Lake and Garden City College.
All the above-listed lakes are in bad condition. Jayanthinagar Lake and Kowdenahalli Lake are covered with weeds and algae. Kowdenahalli Lake has been subjected to rampant encroachments and sewage inflow. Kithanagur lake is drying up. While Varanasi Lake looks healthy, temporary encroachments and garbage accumulation can be seen along its edges. BBMP has fenced all these lakes with barbed wire to avoid residential encroachments, but have failed to rejuvenate the lakes. Ill maintenance of the lakes has led to stagnant water pockets which are a breeding spot for mosquitoes. Water contamination by nearby industries has killed up to 40,000 fish.

Places of worship

Temples

There are many temples in Ramamurthy Nagar. The Sri Sundara Anjaneya Swami Temple in NRI layout, built in 2008, reflects the Orissa temple style architecture. The temple is open from 7am to 12pm and from 5pm to 9pm.
Others include Shree Shiva Shakthi Ganapathi Devasthana, Lakshmi Venkateshwara, Kanaka Vinayaka, Shaneshwara, Anjaneya, Renuka Yellamma, Ankamma Devi, Eshwara, Maha Munishwara, Ganesha, Shiva Shakthi, Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, Devi Yellamma, and Siddhi Vinayaka temples.

Churches

Ramamurthy Nagar's well-known church is the Holy Family Church located on the RM Nagar road near Ramamurthy Nagar main bus stop. This Catholic church, which was built in 1973, is one of the oldest churches in North Bangalore. Its atmosphere is not so quiet due to its presence on the busy noisy main road.
St. Mary's Church is a Syro Malabar Church, located by Varanasi Main Road of Ramamurthy Nagar. On 15 August 2008, Bangalore Archbishop raised the fellowship into a parish. The Vincentian Congregation gladly took their pastoral leadership.
St.Josephs Orthodox Syrian Church is a Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church which was a part of St. Thomas Orthodox Maya Edavaka. It became an independent church on 2 April 2017 by HG Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim, Bishop of Bangalore Diocese. Now there are more than 60 families in the church, and it has a vicar as its main priest. The church is located in Kasturinagar.
Other churches include Bridge Church, The Pentecostal, Church of the Jesus Christ, David Memorial, Silolem, ABC church, Kadesh Nak Seo, Zion Sungnam, and End time age deliverance.

Mosques

There are a few mosques in Ramamurthy Nagar, like the Makkah-Masjid-Ahle-Sunnath-Ul-Jamath, Jamia masjid, Masjid-e-Nirman, Touhid Mosque & Illahi.

Transportation

Ramamurthy Nagar has two important main roads, T.C Palya main road and RM Nagar main road, which are its lifeline. It is well connected with the entire city in terms of transportation.

Rickshaws

Ramamurthy Nagar is one of the few places in Bangalore where auto rickshaws run on a sharing basis. This is mostly seen all along T.C. Palya road where one commuter shares the fare with other passengers.

Metro

The nearest metro station, Baiyappanahalli, is 4 km away. This is a Purple Line metro connecting the hub of Bangalore. In the upcoming phase II expansion of the Purple Line metro, Ramamurthy Nagar will have access to two more stations: Jyothipura and K.R. Puram. The Krishnarajapuram railway station, an important railway junction in Bangalore, is 1 km away and is soon proposed to be a station for Bangalore Commuter Rail.

Buses

runs a good fleet of buses to Ramamurthy Nagar, connecting it with all the important business districts in the city.
OriginViaBus numbers
KBS T.C.Palya Road'
KBS Ramamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
ShivajinagarT.C.Palya Road'
ShivajinagarRamamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
K. R. MarketRamamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
DomlurRamamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
Electronic CityRamamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
ITPLB Channasandra Underpass.'
Kempegowda International Airport|Intnl. Airport B Channasandra Underpass.'
Manyata Tech ParkRamamurthy Nagar Police Stn.'
RandomKalkere Main road' '

The metro feeder bus helps in connecting with the metro stations of the purple line. Buses to airport and ITPL are available only at B Channasandra stop which is near Ramamurthy Nagar bridge. KIAS connects Ramamurthy Nagar to the Bangalore Airport.

Civic administration

Wards

Ramamurthy Nagar has a total of seven wards spread across. It has one of the exclaves of Hudi ward while other wards are partially inside it. None of the wards are fully inside Ramamurthy Nagar.
Ward no.Ward nameCorporator
25HoramavuRadhamma
26Ramamurthy NagarPadmavathi S.
51VijnanapuraS Raju
52K.R.PuramK Poornima
54HudiHariprasad AC
55DeavasandraM N Srikanth
56A.NarayanapuraV Suresh

Post office

Ramamurthy Nagar post office is located on the first floor above Iyengar Bakery in 10th main across the RM Nagar main road. The pin code for the area is 560016.

Police station

Ramamurthy Nagar police station was earlier located on the busy RM Nagar main road. The newly constructed police station is now near the SAIL yard on the way to Road under bridge. It comes under the jurisdiction of East division DCP of Bangalore city and K.R.Puram division ACP.