Electronic City
Electronic City
KEONICS Electronic City | |
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Suburb | |
| Electronic City | |
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| Nickname(s): E-City | |
  Electronic City | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′N 77°40′E / 12.85°N 77.67°ECoordinates: 12°51′N 77°40′E / 12.85°N 77.67°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Founded by | R. K. Baliga MD. KEONICS |
| Government | |
| • Body | BBMP, Industrial area: ELCITA Residential Area: Dodda Thogur Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.23749 km2 (800 acres) |
| Elevation 3015 | 919 m (3,015 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-51 |
| Website | www |
| Founded | 1978 |
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| Location | Hosur Road, Karnataka |
| Surface area | 800 acres (320 ha) |
| Industry | Electronics, Information Technology |
| Major companies | Infosys, Wipro, BHEL, Tech Mahindra, Hewlett-Packard, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, CGI, Siemens, Continental, Genpact |
| Employees | 100,000[1] |
Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bangalore, India, located in Anekal taluk.[2][3] It is one of India's largest electronic/IT industrial parks, spread over 800 acres (3.2 km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages.
History[edit]
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Electronic City was the brainchild of R. K. Baliga, the first Chairman and Managing Director of Keonics, Karnataka Electronic.[4] He dreamt of making Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India when he developed the concept of Electronic City. In 1978, Keonics established Electronic City on 332 acres of land in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages. 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.
Elevated Expressway[edit]
The four-lane mixed corridor elevated highway from Silk Board junction to Electronic City was opened on 22 January 2010. The 9.985 km long expressway is one of the longest elevated national highways in the country. This elevated stretch helps a commuter reach Electronic City from Silk Board in less than 15 minutes.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Infrastructure of Electronic City". Keonics. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "About Electronic City".
- ^ "Panchayat Portal". panchamitra.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Keonics web site". Keonics. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Traffic jams a norm on Electronic City flyover".
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