Ganga Nagar, Bangalore

Overview

Ganga Nagar is one of the busy retail destinations in North Bangalore. Also known as ‘Gangenahalli’, it is easily accessible from both the central parts of the city and the International Airport. Further, the area also enjoys proximity to western markets, which are dominated by educational institutions.

Connectivity

Ganga Nagar is located on Bellary Road about 5-6 km away from the Outer Ring Road. The area is surrounded by some of the expensive residential markets such as Sadashivnagar, Hebbal abd RT Nagar.

●       Kempegowda International Airport is easily accessible from the area (about 30km) directly via Bellary Road.

●       Bangalore City Junction and Bangalore Cantonment fall within a radius of 6-8 km and are easily accessible via road network.

●       The area has a well-served public transport network by BMTC. The key interstate bus terminal is at Majestic (about 8km towards South).

Factors for Growth

·         Ambitious Phase 3 alignment of Namma Metro connecting Carmelaram with Yelahanka is set to provide metro connectivity to Ganga Nagar boosting both commercial and residential growth.

·         Residential outgrowth of the city towards the North (due to establishment of Airport) and upcoming Investment Regions are driving commercial interest in the area and will surely bring more corporate investments in the near future.

Infrastructure Developments - Social and Physical

●       Two of the prominent primary schools in the neighbourhood are Presidency School and Florence Public School, amongst others. The area falls adjacent to Hebbal, with a plenty of higher education institutes including Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Reva Group of Educational Institutions, Atria Institute of Technology, Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering and Dairy Science College, amongst others.

●       Popular retail and entertainment destinations in the city are easily accessible from this market. It is well-connected with MG Road, rich with malls and also falls in proximity to Esteem Mall in Hebbal and Orion Mall near Malleswaram.

●       While the area is sufficient with the lower order medical conveniences, Hebbal is the go to destination for medical emergencies in the area with popular healthcare facilities such as Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Wockhardt Heart Centre, amongst others.

Major Challenges

Ganga Nagar is a well established residential market with some minor civic issues such as potholes in the road network, heavy automobile traffic on the main road adjacent to the neighbourhood along with improper garbage collection.

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