Electronic City

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Electronic City

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• Electronic City, a well known name with both the
  tech savvy and the layman, has become a huge
  Information Technology and Industrial area.
• With the birth of IT in Bangalore, there was a
  need to have an area dedicated extensively for
  the sole purpose to making Bangalore a Silicon
  Valley of India.

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• There are many IT and ITES companies spread
  widely across its vast area of 332 acres.
• This area is divided into Phase I, Phase II, and
  Phase III. The conceptualization of an IT Hub in
  Anekal taluk was formulated by R.K. Baliga, the
  first chairman and managing director of Keonics,
  Karnataka Electronics.
• Currently, the management of Electronic City
  comes under Electronic City Industries
  Association (ELCIA) which looks after the overall
  maintenance of Electronic City, they also have a
  fully armed mobile security unit that prowls the
  locality round-the-clock.

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• The 9 km-long elevated tollway, stretching from
  Bomanahalli to Electronic City, has been a boon
  for the IT professionals taking this route.
• Earlier, the constant traffic snarls along Hosur
  Road from Silk Board Junction to Electronic City
  were delaying these professionals from reaching
  their offices on time.
• Now, one can travel from Silk Board Junction to
  Electronic City within 15 minutes.
• There are BMTC buses starting from Silk Board
  Junction that travel on the elevated tollway.
• Many people opt for these buses (though it might
  be a little costlier than the normal bus
  tickets), as they go faster than the other BMTC
  buses that travel on the highway.

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• There was a need to provide reasonable houses and
  accommodation for people around this area, hence
  there was a sudden rise of townships, gated
  communities, apartments, schools, colleges,
  provision stores, entertainment places to cater
  to the needs of the residents in this area, as
  Electronic City is located far from the heart of
  the city.
• Some of the important city centres like MG Road
  (19 km), BTM Layout (13 km), HSR Layout (11.3
  km), Koramangala (14.4 km), JP Nagar (16.2 km),
  Shivajinagar Bus Stand (20 km), Majestic Bus
  Stand (22 km), and Hosur (26 km) are well
  connected to this area. Bangalore International
  Airport (60 km) and Bangalore Railway Station is
  (24 km) from Electronic City.
• There are regular buses for these locations.

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• Some of the nearby hospitals include Ramakrishna
  Healthcare Trauma Centre (4.4 km), the Apollo
  Clinic (3 km), and Live 100 Hospital in
  Singasandra area (7 km) from Electronic City.
• There are many bus stops strategically located
  within the radius of Electronic City.
• The last bus stop is at Wipro Technologies which
  also is the starting and ending stop for all
  buses to Electronic City.
• There is an auto stand near Lords Plaza from
  where people can travel to other parts of the
  town.

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• There are many food joints throughout the
  vicinity offering scrumptious delicacies.
• People visit these places for birthday treats and
  team lunches. Some of the restaurants are New
  Punjabi Food Corner, Beijing Bites, Andhra House,
  Chung Wah, Golden Fork, Pallavi Grand, Pizza Hut,
  Dominos Pizza, and Hyderabadi Spice.

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• If you are planning a trip, you can book bus
  tickets online through ticketgoose.com, an online
  bus ticket booking website.
• There are many boarding points for various bus
  travel operators along Hosur Road.
• Many people board their Bangalore to Chennai bus
  and other buses from these points as they are
  closer to their companies.
• KPN Travels and Parveen Travels are two such
  private bus operators that operate on this route.