Re-orienting the growth of Bangalore, the State government
will now focus its efforts on developing the City’s western and southern
suburbs.A concept note prepared by the Karnataka Urban
Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) states: “Some
of the developments, especially the establishment of the international
airport at Devanahalli, would put a number of urban settlements such as
Nelamangala, Doddaballapur, Vijayapura, Hoskote and Malur, on the path
of rapid development, especially on the completion of the proposed
peripheral road. With the exception of Nelamangala, the other centres
are in ground water deficit areas.”
Future growthAs
a result, the “future growth” of Bangalore, according to KUIDFC,
“should logically be re-oriented towards the west and the south, rather
than continue the past trend of development toward the east and the
north”.
So, the KUIDFC will now embark on developing ‘cluster
cities’ around Bangalore. In the wake of these plans, the authorities
are mulling over construction of seven outer ring roads (ORR) around
seven towns on the outskirts of the City.
According to Suresh
Kumar, Minister for Urban Development, the Bangalore Metropolitan Region
Development Authority has been authorised to submit a proposal to build
the seven ring roads to facilitate the growth of the cities listed
under the project.
The project will cover the towns of Kanakapura, Anekal, Hoskote, Devanahalli, Magadi, Nelamangala and Ramanagara.
Four-lane roadsAll
the proposed roads will be four lane. Asked whether these roads will be
interconnected, Kumar said: “The roads will eventually be connected to
the NICE or the Peripheral Ring Road when required.”
“The
basic idea is to ensure that the commuter traffic need not enter these
towns to reach their destinations. The ORRs will help in bypassing these
cities which can become the hubs of various industries,” said Kumar.
The
roads have been envisaged after the State government proposed to create
hubs in these taluks for various purposes and develop the cluster
cities.
As per the proposal, Bidadi is proposed to be
developed as a Knowledge City, Ramanagara a Healthcare City, Sathanur
in Kanakapura taluk Textile/Apparel City, Solur in Magadi a
Manufacturing City and Nandagudi in Hoskote a Hardware or Manufacturing
City.
