Bannerghatta Road
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Bannerghatta Road is a Karnataka State Highway which connects Bangalore City through Bannerghatta village, Jigani and finally reaching Anekal taluk.
Bannerghatta road previously had the name Anekal road. Over the years, because of the popularity of Bannerghatta National Park, a major tourist attraction, this road is now being called Bannerghatta road.
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[edit] Main Junctions
The main junctions and traffic hotspots on this road are at Dairy Circle, BTM Checkpost area,GD Mara Bilekahalli, Arekere Gate, Hulimavu Gate, Gottegere, Bannerghatta circle, Koppa gate, Jigani Industrial area. The NICE BMIC Peripheral ring road cuts this road a little beyond gottigere. South Avenue, Banneerghatta road has been widened to four lanes for a distance of around five kilometres south of Jayadeva underpass. Both the diary cirle and the Jayadeva grade separators are located on this road
[edit] Software Companies
Initially, the road was mainly used by tourists traveling to the Bannerghatta National Park. After the year 2000, Bannerghatta Road saw a host of IT companies setting up their base through out its stretch in the city and its outskirts. Some IT companies who have a presence on this road include RSA Security, Sterling Commerce, Oracle Corporation, →Honeywell, IBM, EMC Corporation,Accenture, HSBC, Trilogy, Convergys and BPL Software.
[edit] Real Estate boom
This was followed by many real estate developers investing money in the locality. As a result, Bannerghatta Road has witnessed a lot of real estate development. The road is also hub for granite & marble retailers.
[edit] Educational Institutions
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, one of India's premier business schools, is also located on Bannerghatta Road, at Bilekahalli.
The ICFAI Institute of Science and Technology, one of the best engineering institutes of the country is also located on Banerghatta Road.
[edit] Hospitals
Of late, Bannerghatta Road is becoming home to a number of reputed hospitals like the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Sagar Apollo Hospital, Wockhardt Hospital & Apollo Hospital.
[edit] Paying Guest
The Herritage PG, one of the best paying guest is also located on the Bannerghatta Road. Having all the major offices (Honeywell, Accenture, HSBC), major educational institutes (The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore), hospitals (Wockhardt Hospital & Apollo Hospital) near to it, it is perhaps the popular PG in the area.
[edit] PINs
Bannerghatta Road's Postal Index Number ranges between 560 030, 560 029, 560 076 and 560 083.
