Some Facts, Get in, Districts

Some Facts

Area: 365.6 sq.km.

Altitude: 914.4 m (3000 ft) above sea level.

Geographical Location-

Latitudinal Parallels: 12° 57' N

Longitudinal Meridians: 77° 37' E

Climate-

• Unlike other parts of India which are extremely hot in the summer months,
• Bangalore enjoys a relatively mild climate year round.
• March to May (warmest months)
• June to September (rainy - South-West Monsoon)
• November to December (rainy - North-East Monsoon)
• December to January (coldest months)

Temperature-

Highest maximum of 37 degree Celsius to lowest minimum of 14 degree Celsius

Regional Language: Kannada

Spoken Languages: Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil

Population: Around 100 lakhs [7 Million]

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Civic administration
Bangalore City officials
Mayor
Mumtaz Begum
Municipal Commissioner
Kalaikurchi Jairaj
Police Commissioner
N Achuta Rao

The Karnataka High Court, also called Attara Kacheri, is the supreme judicial body in Karnataka and is located in Bangalore.

The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP, Bangalore Metropolitan Council) is the municipal corporation in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the city. The district of Bangalore is home to 7 other city municipal councils such as those in Yelahanka, Bommanahalli, Dasarahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Pattangere, Bytarayanpura and Mahadevapura. The Government of Karnataka proposes to merge these 7 councils into BMP to form Greater Bangalore. The BMP council comprises 100 elected representatives, called "corporators", one from each of the 100 wards (localities) of the city. Elections to the council are held once every five years, with results being decided by popular vote. A mayor and commissioner of the council are also elected through a quota system from a Scheduled Castes and Tribes candidate or to an Other Backward Class female candidate.

Bangalore's rapid growth has created several problems relating to traffic congestion and infrastructural obsolescence that the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has found challenging to address. A 2003 Battelle Environmental Evaluation System (BEES) evaluation of Bangalore's physical, biological and socioeconomic parameters indicated that Bangalore's water quality, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem were close to ideal, while the city's socioeconomic parameters (traffic, quality of life) scored poorly. The BMP has been criticised by the Karnataka High Court, citizens and corporations for failing to effectively address the crumbling road and traffic infrastructure of Bangalore. The unplanned nature of growth in the city resulted in massive traffic gridlocks that the municipality attempted to ease by constructing a flyover system and by imposing one-way traffic systems.

Some of the flyovers and one-ways mitigated the traffic situation moderately but were unable to adequately address the disproportionate growth of city traffic. In 2005 both the Central Government and State Government allocated considerable portions of their annual budgets to address Bangalore's infrastructure. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike works with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) to design and implement civic projects. Bangalore generates about 3,000 tonnes of solid waste per day, of which about 1,139 tonnes are collected and sent to composting units such as the Karnataka Composting Development Corporation. The remaining solid waste collected by the municipality is dumped in open spaces or on roadsides outside the city.

The Bangalore City Police (BCP) is headed by a Police Commissioner, who is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. The BCP has six geographic zones, includes Traffic Police, City Armed Reserve, Central Crime Branch and City Crime Record Bureau and runs 86 police stations, including two all-women police stations. As capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore houses important state government facilities such as the Karnataka High Court, the Vidhana Soudha (the home of the Karnataka state legislature) and Raj Bhavan. Bangalore contributes two members to India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, and 24 members to the Karnataka State Assembly. Electricity in Bangalore is regulated through the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL).

Like many cities in India, Bangalore experiences scheduled power cuts, especially over the summer, to allow electricity providers to meet the consumption demands of households as well as corporations.



Get in

By plane

Bangalore Airport (BLR) is a domestic airport that caters to certain international flights too. Among others, notable direct flights are from Frankfurt on Lufthansa (daily flights), from Singapore on Silk Air (Singapore Airlines ), from Kuala Lumpur (KL) on Malaysian Airlines , from London on British Airways (daily flights) and from Bangkok on Thai Airways . Recently, Air France has started operating flights between Bangalore and Paris. From Jan 2006, the low cost airline JetStarAsia will fly between Bangalore and Singapore five times a week. Proposal for an International Airport in Bangalore has been accepted and construction is underway at Devanahalli, 30 km (19 mi) north of downtown Bangalore. The Airport's first flight will take off on April 1 2008.It will cater to 11 million passengers in Phase 1.It's final capacity is estimated to be 40 million passengers.

Indian Airlines , now renamed as Indian, connects Bangalore with all parts of the country. In addition, Jet Airways and Air Sahara are other two major domestic airlines that fly into Bangalore from other major cities. Air Deccan is a popular no frills airlines that operates to most cities and large towns. Other no-frill airlines that operate from Bangalore include Go Air and SpiceJet , Kingfisher Airlines is a Bangalore based discount airline company, offering regular flights between Bangalore, Delhi, Goa and Mumbai. With a little bit of investigation, you might get a better fare on Kingfisher than from even the discount airlines.

Once off the plane you can take a prepaid taxi to get where you want to. There are two choices, a government run service with lower prices or a private operator with better service. At the government-run counter, you mention the locality you want to reach and pay a fixed amount. You get a receipt with the registration number of the taxi that will pick you up printed on it. Locate the taxi (the driver will probably be waiting for you just outside) and you're set.

Call taxis are a cheaper alternative to prepaid taxis. Pick a number from the get around section and call one of them. They will turn up for you and charge you by the meter.

By train

The Bangalore City railway station is situated in the centre of the city, around the Majestic Bus stand and all trains, local and out-bound arrive and depart from here. A new terminal at the Yeswantpur railway station, not very far away from the main railway station, is growing and there are a few outbound trains that regularly arrive and depart from it.

Bangalore also has a railway station in the Cantonment Area, called the Cantonment Railway Station - this is centrally located and in a better part of town. Not all trains stop here, though. However, there is a proposal to develop this into a new hub, in order to ease congestion out of the ever bustling Bangalore station.

Bookings can be done at either the railway station or at a few of Indian Railways booking counters at major residential areas. Booking can also be done online from the Indian Railways site(http://www.irctc.co.in/). Note that if you are booking at Bangalore Central and are travelling to Mysore, there is a different line for travellers to Mysore and travellers to all other destinations. This is to cater for the large amount of travellers between Bangalore and Mysore. If travelling to Mysore on a Sunday afternoon, arrive early as there is usually a long line for buying tickets! Buses are very frequent to mysore. Almost evry 20 minutes at the KSRTC bus stand.

We need no booking. Road is also very good. Make sure which railway station your train departs from. And bring some patience for delays.

By bus

Bangalore bus stand is well maintained and conveniently located opposite the city railway station. Officially named after the founder of Bangalore, 'Kempegowda' but more commonly known as 'the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stand,' it handles buses that connect Bangalore to all major cities and states in south India. The main bus stand of 'the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) ,' which maintains bus services within the city, is located next to the Kempegowda Bus Station, which is more commonly known as 'the Majestic Bus Station'. Unlike other metros, the display boards in the bus show the bus number and the name of destination only in Kannada.

The display board shows only the bus number in English. Everything else is written in Kannada. There are frequent services of inner and outer-state buses. The standard of vehicles ranges from the most basic and economical to semi-deluxe and even plush Volvo buses. Package trips can be arranged from private travel offices and ITDC tourist office. Travel offices are common near railway station and bus stand but usually they have their main offices in KR Market area. Package trips are very convenient.

They take care of what to see, where to eat, accommodation, guide etc. Buses are also good. A one-day package tour to Mysore costs about Rs 300 (250 + 60 entrance fees and guide fees). We can request a catalogue from a travel agent's office of various package tours they offer. We can compare catalogues from various travel agents to select the tour timing that suits us. Tour to Mysore, Ooty, Tirupati, South Karnataka etc are common choices of travelers. If you had difficulty in arranging a plane or railway ticket timely to your next destination, you can contact private bus travels. They run good services to major near by cities like Bombay, Goa, Chennai, Mangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai etc. Buses can be a a normal luxury bus, a A/C volvo bus or a sleeper bus for night travel. Highways are in better shape in South India as compared to north.

By car

Get your own car, go to a petrol pump (i.e. gas station), fill the tank and you're on your way. Petrol is more expensive in India than in the U.S. If you only have driven in western countries before and not used to driving on the left side of the road it is not recommend learning left-side-driving in India. In short, if you rent a car make sure that the deal also includes a driver.

Districts

Bangalore is made up of two districts, Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural. This article covers Bangalore Urban. DistrictsBangalore is made up of two districts, Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural. This article covers Bangalore Urban.

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