Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore

Overview
Yelahanka New Town, situated in the northern parts of the Bangalore has a rich heritage and a history of more than 500 yrs. Yelahanka railway station is the nearest railway station to this place. Yelahanka New Town has several lakes surrounding it such as Old Yelahanka, Puttenahalli, Attur and Allalasandra. It has now become Bangalore's prime real estate hub in North Bengaluru owing to its vast undeveloped area and easy access to the Kempegowda International Airport. It has an excellent connectivity be it road, rail and air. The road network to Yelahanka New Town is one of the best in entire Bangalore.

Connectivity

• National Highway NH7 passes through Yelahanka and newly constructed NH7 passes through the north eastern borders of Yelahanka, acting as a bypass road to avoid the Yelahanka suburb.
• State Highway 9 (Bangalore - Hindupur) passing in the south of Yelahanka bisects the suburb into Old Town and New Town.
• Yelahanka Railway Station, Kodigehalli Railway Station, Hebbal Railway Station are three major railway station with 2.5 to 7 km radius, making things easier for the frequent traveler.
• Also, it has close proximity to Kempegowda International Airport (18 km farther) can be covered in 40-45 min.

Factors for future growth
To  boost the development of Yelahanka New Town, KSIIDC has proposed  commercial development on a 309‐acre land and the Government of Karnataka has proposed  the entertainment park, ‘Space City’ along the lines of Disneyland. Apart from this, a 12000 acre Information Technology  Investment Region (IITR) is coming up at Devanahalli, which is in close  proximity to Yelahanka New Town. This project has attracted some of the renowned corporates such as Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, TCS etc. Improved connectivity to the International Airport, presence of NH7 and SH9, employment hubs such as IITR in Devanahalli, good connectivity to other parts of the city and upcoming physical infrastructure such as the Aerospace Park and proposed commercial development by KSIIDC have contributed towards the growth of Yelahanka New Town.


Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical)
Esteem Mall, Elements Mall, Orion Mall are three major malls in the area to serve the daily needs of the localites. Digvijay High School, Seshadripuram Institute of Management, Agragami Higher Primary School, Aditya Nursery, Primary and High School and Blue Bell School are some of the reputed schools in this region. Health care facility is also good in the locality along with Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Cytecare Cancer Hospital, Aster CMI Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospital are with 1.5 to 7 km radius.

Major issues
The Jakkur plantation road is becoming a parking place for taxi drivers and buses which is increasing the traffic on the road. The Road condition in Attur Layout is so bad. The road at Ananthapura main road near Nagarjuna PU College is horrible condition with lot of potholes.