Hebbala is an locality in
Bengaluru,
Karnataka
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,
India
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, which was once indicative of the north endpoint of the city. Though originally famous for
Hebbal Lake Hebbal Lake may refer to:
* Hebbal Lake, Bangalore, a lake in Karnataka, India
*Hebbal Lake, Mysore, Karnataka, India
* Hebbal Reservoir, Heggadadevankote, Heggadadevankote Taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka, India
India, officially the Repub ...
, it is now better known for the serpentine maze of
flyovers that network the
Outer Ring Road and
Airport Road on
NH 44
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, ...
. The flyover spans a length of over all the loops combined. The flyover was built by
Gammon India
Gammon India Limited is one of the largest civil engineering construction companies in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, it was founded in 1922 by John C. Gammon.
Notable projects
Gammon India has executed some notable civil engineering project ...
. The lake area in Hebbala is well-known for its picnic spots, a well-maintained park, boating facilities and for the
bird watching
Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...
opportunities.
Hebbala used to be the end of the
municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
limits. One can still see the milestone between the
Baptist hospital and checkpost. Bengaluru has now grown quite a bit towards north, beyond these marks.
L&T factory, which was established in the 1970s, is also close to Hebbala.
GKVK University and
Manyata Tech Park with a number of office buildings and commercial enterprises makes Hebbala an attractive investment spot.
History
Historians have suggested that the vicinity of
Hebbal Lake Hebbal Lake may refer to:
* Hebbal Lake, Bangalore, a lake in Karnataka, India
*Hebbal Lake, Mysore, Karnataka, India
* Hebbal Reservoir, Heggadadevankote, Heggadadevankote Taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka, India
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to the area has made Hebbala possibly one of the oldest inhabited areas in Bengaluru. An
inscription stone dating back to 750
AD was found near
Maaramma temple in Hebbala which describes what may be the first-named Bengalurean, Kittayya. The stone describes an attack by
Rashtrakuta raiders against whom he defended Perbolal, a name that morphed into Hebbal over the years. Historian B N Sundar Rao in his seminal work ‘Bengaluru Itihasa’, has also theorized that
Kempegowda
Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for founding the present-day southern Indian city of Bangalore.
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borrowed the name Bengaluru from a hamlet to the northwest of
Hebbal Lake Hebbal Lake may refer to:
* Hebbal Lake, Bangalore, a lake in Karnataka, India
*Hebbal Lake, Mysore, Karnataka, India
* Hebbal Reservoir, Heggadadevankote, Heggadadevankote Taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka, India
India, officially the Repub ...
.
Transport
Roads
All arterial roads and road networks leading to the
Kempegowda International Airport intersect at Hebbala. Further, BIAL has its office on the National Highway (NH 44) exit of the Hebbala flyover in Gayathri Lake Front. Due to short-sightedness of the governing authorities, the Hebbala Flyover has become a bottle-neck for traffic flow from the city centre towards North and the same when traveling from North to city centre. Traffic is crawling be it any time of the day. This is because almost 6 lanes coming from each side, jostle to fit in the two lane Hebbala bridge bringing the traffic to a stand still.
Buses
The area is well connected by
BMTC buses. From Hebbal, you can get the city bus for almost all places in Bengaluru. Hebbala is also a common point if you are traveling to/from the airport. Hebbala also has a small
railway station
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.
References
Neighbourhoods in Bangalore
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