BMRDA plans township

BMRDA plans township

The Hindu

It is targeted at IT professionals working in Electronics City

# `The township at Bidadi being developed on a work-live-play concept'
# To be developed on public-private partnership, the township will be ready in three years
# The township will cover eight villages

Bangalore: Imagine not having to combat the traffic on your way back and forth from Electronics City. This could be a reality in three years when the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) completes its proposed integrated township at Bidadi.

Around 30,000 people work at Electronics City, which has over 100 information technology and electronic companies, according to official figures.

"Most young people spend more than two hours travelling to Electronics City. A township in Bidadi could save them time and energy," said Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority Commissioner Sudhir Krishna. "The township is being developed on a work-live-play concept," he said.

Area coverage

The Bidadi township covers about 9,685 acres and would be developed within three years on a public-private partnership basis, Mr. Krishna said.

Advertisements for selecting a developer for the project were published in newspapers last month, he said.

The township would cover eight villages namely Byramangala, Bannigiri, Hosur, K.G. Gollarapalya, Kanchugaranahalli, Kanchugaranahalli Kaval, Allalasandra and Kempaiahnapalya.

Location

The township is located about 39 km from Bangalore city and 4 km from the Bidadi, off the Bangalore-Mysore State Highway. It would be accessible from the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor.

The township is close to Bidadi Industrial area and the textile and multi-product industrial complex being developed by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) at Harohalli.

It will have rainwater harvesting, water recycling and sewage treatment facilities. An efficient solid waste management will be put in place.

Other townships

The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority has planned four other townships at Ramanagaram, Sathnur, Solur and Nandagudi.

The aim of these townships, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority declares on its website, is "to de-congest Bangalore Metropolitan Area, comprising Bangalore Mahanagara Palike area, seven City Municipal Councils and Peripheral areas, and direct further growth into the Bangalore Metropolitan region by way of comprehensive development of new settlements in an integrated manner."

Ring road

To facilitate access to these townships, BMRDA has taken up the development of a Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) and Intermediate Town Ring Road (ITRR) besides radial roads.