Gottigere, Bangalore

Overview

Located close to Bannnerghatta Road, Gottigere is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Bangalore. It has derived its name from the ‘Gottigere Lake’. The area has become popular primarily due to its easy accessibility to the NICE Road and proximity to IT/ITeS establishments in Electronic City and Bannerghatta Road. Ramanshree Nagar, Weaver Colony, Basavanapura and Doddakamanahalli are some of the neighbouring localities.

Connectivity

• Gottigere is at a distance of 13.2km from the Majestic Bus Terminus.
• There is no major railway station within a radius of 10km from Gottigere. Thereby, one has to travel to the Bangalore City Junction Railway Station, which is at a distance of 17km from this locality.
• Bannerghatta is just 6km away and Electronic City is about 13km from this neighbourhood.
• The Kempegowda International Airport is situated a little farther from here, at a distance of about 66km.

Factors for Growth

The area has seen rapid development lately due to the increasing number of IT establishments in the vicinity. Moreover, in the second phase of Namme Metro, there is a station proposed at Gottigere, which will not only enhance the connectivity of the area but will also give a major facelift to its real estate market.

Infrastructure Developments - Social & Physical

Gottigere has well-stitched infrastructure including social and physical infrastructure.

• Medineuro Speciality Clinic, Vijayashree Hospitals, Dheeksha Health Care Centre, TR Hospital, Sri Krishna Hospital and Gottigere Primary Healthcare Centre provide medical services in Gottigere.
• Some of the well-established educational institutions in this neighbourhood include Podar International School, Radcliffe School, Sherwood High School, Carmel Academy, Ramamanohar Lohia College of Law, Dr.R M L Law College, Perumal Engineering College and ITM Institute of Hotel Management.

Major Challenges

The predominant civic issues in this locality are improper solid waste management and poor condition of the arterial roads with huge number of potholes.