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{{Original research|date=May 2024}}
{{Original research|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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[[File:Bangalore-cbd.jpg|thumb|Bangalore CBD, [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] is seen.]]
[[File:Bangalore-cbd.jpg|thumb|Bangalore CBD, [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] is seen.]]
The central business district of [[Bangalore]] is the area within a 6 km radius around [[Vidhan Soudha]].{{cn|date=May 2024}} This is the center of the city and core commercial area of Bangalore which was founded by Kempegowda of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including [[World Trade Center Bangalore]] and [[UB Tower]]. It also includes heritage properties like the [[Bangalore Fort]] and the Bangalore Pete.
The central business district of [[Bengaluru]] is the area within a 6 km radius around [[Vidhan Soudha]].{{cn|date=May 2024}} This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including [[World Trade Center Bangalore]] and [[UB Tower]]. It also includes heritage properties like the [[Bangalore Fort]] and the Bangalore Pete.


The Collection in [[UB City]] is one of the first luxury shopping malls of [[South India]]. The land in CBD is expensive; [[Brigade Road]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] are amongst the most expensive in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dikshaconsulting.com/Listings.html |title=Bangalore Central Business District |access-date=7 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008204818/http://www.dikshaconsulting.com/Listings.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Dubious |Talk section name |reason=unverifiable resource/dead link |date=March 2013}} It also houses many other high streets including [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]] and [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]] as well as the [[Kannada cinema|Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce]]. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones.
The Collection in [[UB City]] is one of the first luxury shopping malls of [[South India]]. The land in CBD is expensive; [[Brigade Road]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] are amongst the most expensive in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dikshaconsulting.com/Listings.html |title=Bangalore Central Business District |access-date=7 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008204818/http://www.dikshaconsulting.com/Listings.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Dubious |Talk section name |reason=unverifiable resource/dead link |date=March 2013}} It also houses many other high streets including [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]] and [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]] as well as the [[Kannada cinema|Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce]]. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones.
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==Notable roads==
==Notable roads==
{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]
* [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]<ref name="tech"/>
* [[Brigade Road]]
* [[Brigade Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* Magrath Road
* Magrath Road<ref name="20roads"/>
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* Richmond Road<ref name="look">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Manoj |title=20 Bengaluru roads to get smart look |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/20-bengaluru-roads-to-get-smart-look-732555.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* Richmond Road
* [[Kasturba Road]]
* [[Kasturba Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]]
* [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]]
* [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]]<ref name="tech"/>
* [[Lavelle Road]]
* [[Lavelle Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[J C Road]]
* Queens Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Queens Road
* Cubbon Road<ref name="park"/>
* Millers Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Cubbon Road
* [[Cunningham Road]]<ref name="tech">{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Umesh R. |title=Tech-enabled parking system launched in 10 CBD roads |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/tech-enabled-parking-system-launched-in-10-cbd-roads-889660.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* Millers Road
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* Museum Road<ref name="tech"/>
* [[Cunningham Road]]
* Kamaraj Road<ref name="20roads"/>
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* Museum Road
*Nandidurga Road<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/J9f9r8IHdBx0qstALLSSJL/Solitude-at-Nandidurg-Road.html|title=Solitude at Nandidurg Road|first=Vivek|last=Muthuramalingam|work=mint |date=4 July 2015}}</ref>
* Kamaraj Road
* [[Infantry Road]]
* [[Infantry Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* Dickenson Road
* Dickenson Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Raj Bhavan Road
* Raj Bhavan Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* St. Mark's Road
* St. Mark's Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Vittal Mallya Road
* Vittal Mallya Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Residency Road
* Residency Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Convent Road
* Convent Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road
* Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Hayes Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Mosque Road]]
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* Central Street<ref name="20roads"/>
* Hayes Road
* Palace Road<ref name="85roads"/>
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* Central Street
* St. John's Church Road<ref name="85roads">{{cite news |title=Park smart on these 85 roads |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/park-smart-on-these-85-roads/articleshow/58600997.cms |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
* Palace Road
* Jumma Masjid Road<ref name="look"/>
* St. John's Church Road
* Jumma Masjid Road
* Ali Asker Road<ref name="tech"/>
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* Bowring Hospital Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Ali Askar Road
* [[Ulsoor]] Road<ref name="20roads">{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Atul |title=20 Central business district roads in Bengaluru to get smart; motorists in for traffic mess |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/20-cbd-roads-to-get-smart-motorists-in-for-traffic-mess/articleshow/66613311.cms |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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* Bowring Hospital Road
* Nrupathunga Road<ref name="park"/>
*[[Tannery Road]]
* Dr. Ambedkar Road<ref name="park">{{cite news |title=Parking restrictions in CBD; extra buses for World Cup matches |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/Oct/20/parking-restrictions-in-cbd-extra-buses-for-world-cup-matches-2625583.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=20 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*Wheeler Road
* [[J C Road]]<ref name="jam"/>
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* [[Ulsoor]] Road<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Atul |title=20 Central business district roads in Bengaluru to get smart; motorists in for traffic mess |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/20-cbd-roads-to-get-smart-motorists-in-for-traffic-mess/articleshow/66613311.cms |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
* Seshadri Road<ref name="jam"/>
*[[Krishnarajendra Road]]
* Kempegowda Road (KG Road)<ref name="jam">{{cite news |title=Protests over demonetisation lead to traffic jam in many CBD areas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/protests-over-demonetisation-lead-to-traffic-jam-in-many-cbd-areas/article20003022.ece |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031704/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/protests-over-demonetisation-lead-to-traffic-jam-in-many-cbd-areas/article20003022.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
*Nandidurga Road
* [[Mosque Road]]{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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*Kengal Hanumantaiah Double Road
*[[Tannery Road]]{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
*Mission Road
*Wheeler Road{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
*Albert Victor Road
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*Kengal Hanumantaiah Double Road{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
*Bull Temple Road
*Mission Road{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
{{Colend}}
{{Colend}}


==Neighbourhoods ==
==Neighborhoods of the CBD ==
{{Unsourced section|date=May 2024}}
{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}The following are the neighborhoods either fully or partially located in the ''Central Business District''
The following are the neighbourhoods either fully or partially located in the Central Business District

{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
===Northern Part===
===Northern Part===
*[[Vasanth Nagar]]
*[[Vasanth Nagar]]
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*[[Cooke Town]]
*[[Cooke Town]]
*[[Cox Town, Bangalore|Cox Town]]
*[[Cox Town, Bangalore|Cox Town]]
*Benson Town
*Benson Town
*Jayamahal
*Jayamahal
*[[R. T. Nagar]](Partial)
*[[R. T. Nagar]](Partial)
*[[Sadashivanagar]](Partial)
*[[Lingarajapuram|St.Thomas Town]](Partial)

===Eastern Part===
===Eastern Part===
*[[Richmond Town]]
*[[Richmond Town]]
*Sampangiramanagar
*[[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Langford Town]]
*[[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Langford Town]]
*Shantala Nagar
*Shantala Nagar
*[[Austin Town]]
*[[Austin Town]]
*[[Vivek Nagar]]
*[[Vivek Nagar]]
*Agram
*AGRAM
*Sivanacheti Gardens
*Sivanacheti Gardens
*[[Ulsoor]]
*[[Ulsoor]]
*[[Murphy Town, Bangalore|Murphy Town]]
*[[Murphy Town, Bangalore|Murphy Town]]
*Maruthi Seva Naga(Partial)
*[[Indiranagar, Bangalore|Indiranagar]](Partial)
*[[Indiranagar]](Partial)
*[[Domlur]](Partial)
*[[Koramangala]](Partial)
*Maruthi Sevanagar (Partial)

===Western Part===
===Western Part===
*[[Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore|Gandhinagar]]
*[[Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore|Gandhinagar]]
*[[Rajajinagar]](Partial)
*[[Rajajinagar]](Partial)
*[[Malleshwaram]](Partial)
*[[Malleshwaram]](Partial)
*[[Sadashivanagar]](Partial)
*[[Seshadripuram]]
*[[Seshadripuram]]
*Binnypete
*[[Binnypete]]

===Southern Part===
===Southern Part===
*[[Chickpet]]
*[[Chickpet]]
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*[[Kalasipalyam]]
*[[Kalasipalyam]]
*[[Wilson Garden]]
*[[Wilson Garden]]
*[[Adugodi]]{{Colend}}
*[[Adugodi]]
*[[Basavangudi]](Partial)
*[[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]](Partial)
{{Colend}}


==Important landmarks ==
==Important landmarks ==
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*[[Mantri Square]]
*[[Mantri Square]]
*[[Bangalore East railway station]]
*[[Bangalore East railway station]]
*National Games Village
*National Games Village
*Mysore Bank Circle
*Mysore Bank Circle
*St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
*St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
*[[Dodda Basavana Gudi]]
*[[Dodda Basavana Gudi]]
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*[[Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bangalore)|Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bangalore)|Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station]]
*[[Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple]]
*[[Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple]]
*
*
*[[Bosch (company)|Bosch]] (formerly [[MICO]]) Factory
*[[Bosch (company)|Bosch]] (formerly [[MICO]]) Factory
*[[Binny Mills]]
*[[Binny Mills]]
*[[Lulu Mall]]
*Lulu Mall
*[[Life Insurance Corporation]] Jeevan Prakash Building
*[[Life Insurance Corporation]] Jeevan Prakash Building
*Coles Park
*[[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore|Mount Carmel College]]
*[[Bangalore Stock Exchange]]
*Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Halasuru


==Tallest buildings==
==Tallest buildings==
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| <span style="display:none">04.0</span>4
| <span style="display:none">04.0</span>4
|[[State Bank of India]] Building
|[[State Bank of India]] Building
|
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| 28
| 28
| 1996
| 1996
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| <span style="display:none">05.0</span>5
| <span style="display:none">05.0</span>5
| Squrees Towers
| Squrees Towers
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|
| 24
| 24
| 2005
| 2005
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| <span style="display:none">07.0</span>7
| <span style="display:none">07.0</span>7
| Mittal Towers
| Mittal Towers
|
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| 21
| 21
| 1989
| 1989
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* {{flagicon|Ireland}} Consulate-General of Ireland
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} Consulate-General of Ireland
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Consulate- General of [[Netherlands]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Consulate- General of [[Netherlands]]

== Hotels ==
[[File:Four Seasons Hotel Bangalore.jpg|thumb|Four Seasons Hotel]]
*[[Le Méridien]] Bangalore
*Sterlings Mac Hotel Bangalore
*[[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts|Shangri La]]
*[[Radisson Hotels|Radisson]] Blu
*[[Taj Hotels|Taj]] West End
*Vivianta by [[Indian Hotels Company Limited|Taj]]
*[[JW Marriott Hotels|JW Mariott]]
*[[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]] Embassy Golf Links
*[[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts|The Leela Palace]]
*[[Conrad Hotels|Conrad]]
*[[Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts|Four Seasons]] Hotel
*[[The Oberoi Group|Oberoi Hotel]]
*[[Royal Orchid Hotels|Royal Orchid]]
*[[Ritz-Carlton Bangalore]]
*Oakwood Premier Prestige
*[[ITC Hotels|ITC]] Gardenia
*Hotel IBIS
*[[Hyatt]] MG Road
*St. Marks Hotel
*The Lalit Ashok
*Sheraton Grand
*The Chancery Pavilion
*Adarsh Hamilton


==Gallery==
==Gallery==


<gallery caption="Aerial views">
<gallery caption="Aerial views">
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building.jpg| Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 4.jpg| Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 4.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 3.jpg| Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 3.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 5.jpg| Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 5.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:UBtowers.jpg|[[UB City]] at night
File:UBtowers.jpg|[[UB City]] at night
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}{{Bengaluru topics}}
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[[Category:Geography of Bengaluru]]
{{Bangalore topics}}

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[[Category:Geography of Bangalore]]
[[Category:Central business districts in India]]
[[Category:Central business districts in India]]

Latest revision as of 14:01, 26 December 2024

Bengaluru Central Business District
Central Part of Bengaluru
Bengaluru Central Business District is located in Bengaluru
Bengaluru Central Business District
Bengaluru Central Business District
Location in Bengaluru, India
Coordinates: 12°58′30″N 77°36′36″E / 12.975°N 77.61°E / 12.975; 77.61
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
CityBengaluru
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBBMP
Languages
 • OfficialKannada English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560XXX
Vehicle registrationKA
Bangalore CBD, MG Road is seen.

The central business district of Bengaluru is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha.[citation needed] This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including World Trade Center Bangalore and UB Tower. It also includes heritage properties like the Bangalore Fort and the Bangalore Pete.

The Collection in UB City is one of the first luxury shopping malls of South India. The land in CBD is expensive; Brigade Road and MG Road are amongst the most expensive in India.[1][dubious – discuss] It also houses many other high streets including Commercial Street and Church Street as well as the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones.

Notable roads

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Neighbourhoods

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The following are the neighbourhoods either fully or partially located in the Central Business District

Northern Part

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Eastern Part

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Western Part

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Southern Part

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Important landmarks

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Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore CBD is the legislature seat of Karnataka
Karnataka High Court
Town Hall
UB City
Public Utility Building
Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Tallest buildings

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Rank Name Height Floors Year Notes
01.01 World Trade Center, Bangalore 128 m (420 ft) 32 2009 The tallest building in Bangalore since 2009
02.02 UB Tower 123 m (404 ft) 20 2006 The tallest building in Bangalore from 2006 to 2009
03.03 UB Concorde 115 m (377 ft) 19 2006
04.04 State Bank of India Building 28 1996 State Bank of Mysore merged with State Bank of India.
05.05 Squrees Towers 24 2005
06.06 Public Utility Building 106 m (348 ft) 24 1973
07.07 Mittal Towers 21 1989

Under construction or planned

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Rank Name Height Floors Year
01.01 Bengaluru Turf Tower 660 m (2,170 ft) 156 Cancelled
02.02 Wearesf Towers 440 m (1,440 ft) 109 2015
03.03 KTRE ARFD Tower 400 m (1,300 ft) 90 2016
04.04 ASTA VIBRANT Towers 300 m (980 ft) 94 2012
03.03 Golden Empire 288 m (945 ft) 68 2018
03.03 Karnataka Financial Towers 245 m (804 ft) 57 2019

Consulates

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  • Japan Consulate-General of Japan
  • Israel Consulate-General of Israel
  • Germany Consulate-General of Germany
  • Switzerland Consulate-General of Switzerland
  • United Kingdom Deputy High Commission and Trade Office of United Kingdom
  • Canada Consulate General of Canada
  • France Consulate- General of France
  • Republic of Ireland Consulate-General of Ireland
  • Netherlands Consulate- General of Netherlands
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  • Aerial views
  • Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
    Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
  • Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
    Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
  • Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
    Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
  • Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
    Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
  • UB City at night
    UB City at night

References

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  1. ^ "Bangalore Central Business District". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Yadav, Umesh R. "Tech-enabled parking system launched in 10 CBD roads". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Chaturvedi, Atul. "20 Central business district roads in Bengaluru to get smart; motorists in for traffic mess". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sharma, Manoj. "20 Bengaluru roads to get smart look". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Parking restrictions in CBD; extra buses for World Cup matches". The New Indian Express. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ Muthuramalingam, Vivek (4 July 2015). "Solitude at Nandidurg Road". mint.
  7. ^ a b "Park smart on these 85 roads". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Protests over demonetisation lead to traffic jam in many CBD areas". The Hindu. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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