study on Banglore

1. BANGLORE

2. HISTORY
 Bangalore got its name from here which means boiled beans.
 History says that Bengaluru existed in the 9th century at the time of King
Ballala. The records exist in the temple inscriptions in Begur.
 Founder of the present day Bangalore is traced to 15th century ruler of
Bangalore – Kempe Gowda. He built a mud fort and constructed smaller
towns inside the fort like Balepet, Cottonpet and Chickpet.
 These areas have slowly evolved as major commercial and wholesale
market places.

3.  In the 16th century Aurangzeb captured Bangalore city.
 Later it was sold to the Wodeyars for a sum of Rs. 30,000/-.
 It was the Wodeyars who created the Lal Bagh, the unique garden of the
city.
 Krishnaraja Wodeyar gave Bangalore to Hyder Ali, who recreated it into an
army town.

4.  General Post Office and Cantonment were built in the 19th Century. British
took over the city alleging misadministration by the then ruler Krishnaraja
Wodeyar III.
 British rule brought in many changes to Bangalore. Postal, police, railways
and telegraphs departments were initiated. Train services started in 1859.
 The famed Cubbon Park was built in 1864. Since then there was no looking
back for the city.

5.  Bangalore has grown in leaps and bounds of what it was in the 19th
Century.
 As change is the only permanent thing in life, so also Bangalore has seen
change from the small army town during Hyder Ali’s time to the present
day Bengaluru.
 Modern day outlook of Bengaluru is due to pioneers like Viswesraya and
Mirza Ismail.

6.  Present day Bangalore is well connected by rail, road and air. The
international airport ad Devanahalli has regular flights to destinations all
over the world, to/from - London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Dubai, Abu
Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait.
 Domestic flights from most of the major cities of India are available to
Bangalore. Bangalore has a well developed Rail connection too. Main City
Railway Station is located at Majestic with smaller stations in Bidadi
,Cantonment, Yeshwanthpur, and Yelahanka.
 Buses ply from Bangalore to various destinations across the country and
inside the city. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
 Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates buses to various
cities across India. A number of private agencies also operate bus services
to many destinations.

7. CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT
 The Structure Plan is based on the governing principle of “Structured
Continuity.”
 This principle directs that development in existing urbanized areas and
new extensions must be “structured” spatially and functionally to avoid
unmanaged urban sprawl.
 Existing urban patterns must be strengthened through urban renewal and
proposed development must be “continued” by selective extension of
already developed areas.
 This will avoid new developments in distant outskirts that are not serviced
by infrastructure and transportation.

8. This plan envisions that development will
be spatially organized in:

9. Five concentric belts:
 1 Belt - The core area consisting of the historic Petta, the Administrative
Centre and the Central Business District.
 2 Belt - Peri-central area with older planned residential areas surrounding
the core area.
 3 Belt - Recent extensions (2003) of the City flanking both sides of the
Outer Ring Road, a portion of which lacks services and infrastructure
facilities and is termed as a shadow area.
 4 Belt - New layouts with some vacant lots and agricultural lands.
 5 Belt - Green belt and agricultural area in the City's outskirts including
small villages.

10.  Linearly along major radial roads (national/state highways) where there is
a concentration of industrial, services and logistic activities.
 Centres within the City which have high density compact urban
development with a concentration of mixed uses that will serve the
surrounding residential areas.