Electronics City
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| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Bangalore Urban |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Coordinates: 12°50′N 77°40′E / 12.84°N 77.67°E Electronics City is an electronics industrial park spread over 332 acres (1.3 km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, just outside Bangalore, India. It houses more than a hundred industries, including IT industry leaders such as Wipro, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Infosys, CGI, Siemens, ITI, Satyam, etc.
The Electronics City was the brainchild of R.K. Baliga, the first Chairman and Managing Director of Keonics, Karnataka Electronics[1]. He dreamt of making Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India when he developed the concept of Electronic City. He did not live to see his dream materialize (he died in 1988). The liberalisation of the Indian economy in the early 1990s by the then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and then Indian Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh helped Electronic City to become what it is today—the outsourcing capital of the world[2].
In 1997, the maintenance and upkeep of Electronic City was handed over by Keonics to ELCIA, the Electronics City Industries Association, having representatives from units in the enclave, for effective local governance and management.[3] Electronic City, now has 3 phases, Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. While Phase I is completely to the western side of Hosur Road, Phase II lies on either side.[4] With the development of Electronics City Phase 2, many more companies have set up shop here and this has led to enormous strain on the connecting roads from Bangalore. In November 2004 the government decided to construct a 9 kilometer long elevated road to enable smoother traffic flow. Work has already started and is expected to be completed by 2009.
Electronics City also is the home of the International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore which is one of the premier graduate schools in India, focussing on all aspects of Information Technology.
| Founded | 1978 |
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| Location | Hosur Road, Bangalore |
| Surface area | 332 acres (134 ha) |
| Industry | Electronics, Information Technology |
| Major companies | Wipro, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Infosys, CGI, Siemens Satyam |
| Employees | 60,000[citation needed] |
| Total investments | US$ 2,000,000[citation needed] |
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[edit] Traffic Jams
In recent years, the main highway connecting Electronics City with Bangalore has seen a large increase in vehicular traffic, causing traffic jams at several road junctions. Currently, major infrastructure improvements are taking place including widening of the road and the building of a 9 kilometer elevated highway. It promises to reduce and redistribute the traffic for a smoother flow. The highway or Hosur Road, also has some buildings of some major IT players like BOSCH, Sasken, Convergys etc, along with showrooms of major auto manufacturers like Volvo, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, etc.
[edit] Educational institutes
- NTTF(Nettur Technical Training Foundation)
- Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management
- Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School)
- IFIM B-School
- Noble Institute of Education Society
- International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore
- ICFAI
- International school of business and research - real world real learning
- XIME
- SFS College
- SFS PU COLLEGE
- SFS KANNADA MEDIUM SCHOOL
- SFS ICSE SCHOOL
- SFS ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL
- ACTS college
- BTL College
- Christ Academy
- TREAMIS World School
- CDAC [Formerly NCST-Bangalore]
- International School of Business and Research
- Ebenezer International School
- Sunrise International School
[edit] Companies
There are 103 industries in the Electronics City.[5] The companies at Electronics City include:[6]
- International school of business and research
- Infosys
- Wipro
- Yokogawa
- Siemens Information Systems Limited
- TIMKEN
- HP
- Velankani
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.keonics.com/infra_elecity1.htm
- ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May262008/metromon2008052569993.asp
- ^ "Infrastructure - Electronics City 1". Keonics. http://www.keonics.com/infra_elecity1.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
- ^ "ELCIA - Electronics City Industries Association". ELCIA. http://www.elcia.in/ec.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
- ^ "Infrastructure - Electronics City". Keonics. http://www.keonics.com/infra_elecity.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ "List of companies". Keonics. http://www.keonics.com/opoind.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
[edit] External links
- Electronic City Bangalore Regional Portal
