Emerging commercial and residential areas around city

Emerging commercial and residential areas around city
The proposed PRR will open up land parcels for development, says Leena Mudbidri


The Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) linking the five proposed satellite townships around Bangalore is expected to gather steam with the detailed project report (DPR) already under preparation. With this, the construction work on Phase I is expected to commence by the end of 2009. The areas in the vicinity of the course of the first phase 65-km stretch have been earmarked for proposed residential and industrial/hi-tech land use.
Residential
development
The Phase I of the PRR will connect Tumkur Road in the north Bangalore with Hosur Road in the south. Residential development has been envisaged on either side of the PRR as well as within and around the planning districts (PD) lying in its vicinity.
Emerging
residential areas
Makali: Predominantly agricultural, this PD is experiencing dense residential and some industrial development in its eastern parts. The land use proposals include promoting residential mixed use in the eastern part near the Tumkur Road - Jalahalli Road junction.
Bavalakere: According to Master Plan 2015, this PD is viewed as an extension area of Bangalore city. It has huge potential to support residential development since 90 percent of the land is agricultural. It lies within the limits of the proposed PRR which will prove to be a vital connectivity feature linking this area to the metropolitan areas.
Yelahanka: Located about 10 km from Mekhri Circle and accessible by major roads, this PD has a several residential areas like the Railways' layout, the satellite town of the KHB, and other smaller layouts. Some of the land use proposals in the Master Plan 2015 is to maintain the existing conurbation area boundary as the limits of urbanisation and zone the area to the North of the proposed PRR and East of Doddaballapur Road as mainly residential zones.
Thanisandra: In the Master Plan 2015 Planning Districts Report (PDR), this PD is viewed as a residential extension of the city. The land use proposals promotes this PD as a mainly residential zone, including reserving space for large scale public and semipublic facilities to the south of the proposed PRR near Yelahanka.
Bagalur: Not significantly urbanised, this PD continues as an agricultural area but offers potential for future growth and development according to Master Plan 2015. Hennur Main Road is the main access to the international airport, and the proposed PRR running through the southern part of this PD along the Rampur valley will provide the impetus to future developments here.
Horamavu: This PD is characteristic of peripheral extension areas beyond the ORR with developments that are predominantly residential. The PDR states that this PD has the potential to supplement the housing needs generated by the economic developments in neighbouring PDs.
Avalahalli: This PD offers advantages such as land availability for development, good accessibility from Hoskote, and an economic centre on Old Madras Road. In the southern portion of this PD, gated communities and residential layouts are under construction. The changes from agricultural to industrial to residential uses are occurring mainly along Hoskote Main Road.
Sadar Mangala and Whitefield: As urban extensions of Bangalore, these two PDs house high-end industrial, residential and logistics-related activities. Developing rapidly, these PDs contribute to the city's economy and offer excellent opportunities for integrated development of the 'live, work and play' concept.
Varthur: Located between Electronic City to the south and Whitefield to the north, this PD is recommended as a priority area for IT related activities mixed with residential developments. The land use proposal seeks to promote residential areas to the west of the PRR, and encourage development with high FAR along the ORR and Whitefield Road by designating them as mutation corridors.
Hi-tech and commercial areas
A hi-tech zone that permits industrial format non-polluting industries such as service industry, campus-style IT sector development, BT etc, and self-contained facilities is proposed in the Master Plan 2015, informs an official of BDA. Inside the ring formed by the proposed PRR, all spaces will be open to urban development. Certain chunks of land have not yet been urbanised and are meant to be developed according to the plan.
Areas proposed for hi-tech industries
North: Bavalakere, Thanisandra and Horamavu South-east: Varthur East: Sadar Mangala (near Whitefield) and Avalahalli