The Outer Ring Road (ORR), officially renamed as Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste, is a
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
,
Karnataka
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,
India
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. This road was developed by the
Bangalore Development Authority
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) of Bangalore, India, is a governmental organization (referred to within India as a parastatal entity) and the principal planning authority for Bangalore. Its function, under the Karnataka Town and Countr ...
and different sections were opened progressively between 1996 and 2002. IT firms on the Outer Ring Road generate revenue of
US$
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22 billion every year, accounting for 32% of
Bengaluru’s total IT revenue.
The Outer Ring Road connects all major highways around the city – Tumakuru Road (
NH 48
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), Airport Road (
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 ...
), Old Madras Road (
NH 75),
Hosur Road
Hosur Road is the part of National Highway 48, erstwhile NH44, which connects metropolis Bangalore and industrial City Hosur. It is a four to eight-lane access controlled highway. The road is part of the National Highway network.
The Natio ...
(
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 ...
),
Bannerghatta Road
Bannerghatta Road ( ಬನ್ನೇರುಘಟ್ಟ ರಸ್ತೆ, commonly known as BG Road) is an Indian State Highway in Karnataka. It connects Bangalore with the towns of Bannerghatta, Jigani, and Anekal. It extends for . It starts as ...
(
SH 87),
Kanakapura Road
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(
NH 948),
Mysuru Road (
NH 275) and Magadi Road (SH 85). It passes through major neighborhoods and suburbs such as
Hebbala
Hebbala is an locality in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, which was once indicative of the north endpoint of the city. Though originally famous for Hebbal Lake, it is now better known for the serpentine maze of flyovers that network the Out ...
,
Banaswadi
Banaswadi is a locality situated to the north east of Bangalore, about 6 km from the city centre. It is Ward no 27 of the BBMP and is further divided into two regions; Chikka Banaswadi and Dodda Banaswadi. Historically the area was known a ...
,
Krishnarajapuram
Krishnarajapuram or K.R. Puram, officially Krishnarajapuram, is a neighborhood of in North-Eastern Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is located from Bangalore City railway station. Th ...
, Mahadevapuram,
Marathahalli
Marathahalli is an eastern suburb of Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India. The locality is named after the Marut fighter aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which has many of its divisions nearby.
Connectiv ...
,
HSR Layout
HSR Layout (Hosur-Sarjapur Road Layout) is a prominent suburb of South-Eastern Bangalore, India. The locality, initially developed by the Bangalore Development Authority in 1985 has now emerged into a coveted residential area due to its proxi ...
,
Madiwala
Madiwala is a locality in Bangalore, India.
It is close to Koramangala, Bommanahalli, BTM Layout, HSR Layout, Arekere Mico Layout, Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagar, and J. P. Nagar, among other localities. The Bangalore City railway station is ...
,
BTM Layout
BTM Layout (an abbreviation of Byrasandra, Tavarekere and Madivala Layout) or Kuvempunagara is a locality in Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Location
The area is around 45 km away from Kempegowda International Airport and 11 k ...
,
JP Nagar,
Banashankari
Banashankari, abbreviated as BSK, is a locality in South Bangalore. It gets its name from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's oldest and well known temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.
Banashan ...
,
Kengeri
Kengeri is a suburb in Bangalore city. It is located on the western corridor along Mysore Road, bordered by Nagarbhavi to the north and Rajarajeshwari Nagar to the east.
History
The name Kengeri comes from the Kannada words Tengu coconut and Ke ...
,
Bangalore University
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,
Nagarbhavi
Nagarabhavi (also referred to as Nagarbhavi)is a residential area of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Located in West Bangalore, Nagarabhavi is located between Mysore Road and Magadi road.
It is surrounded by Vijaynagar on the north, Bangalore Uni ...
, Nandini Layout, Kengeri Satellite Town and Gokula.
Initially conceived to keep the truck traffic out of downtown Bangalore, the city has outgrown the Outer Ring Road. Nandi Infrastructure Corporation Limited has almost completed another partial ring road around Bangalore as a part of the
Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
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(BMIC) project. The
BDA and
BMRDA have planned three more ring roads beyond the existing ring road. The first of these, the
Peripheral Ring Road
The Peripheral Ring Road or Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) (NH-948A) is a 280.8 km ring road that runs around Bangalore, Karnataka, India, which is outside of Outer Ring Road, Bangalore, is a 60-kilometre-long road is developed by the Bangalor ...
(PRR) will run a few kilometres beyond the BMIC-PRR. The second and third of these will be known as the Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) and the Satellite Towns Ring Road (STRR) respectively.
See also
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Namma Metro
Namma Metro ("Our Metro" in Kannada), also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, India. Upon its inauguration, it became the first underground metro system in South India. Namma Metro has a mix of u ...
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NICE Road
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Inner Ring Road, Bangalore
The Inner Ring Road is an arterial road in Bangalore, India. It is a six-lane link road connecting Indiranagar and Koramangala. The northern end of the road, beyond Old Airport Road from Domlur junction is called 100 Feet Road.
Inner and interm ...
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Bengaluru Elevated Tollways
References
External links
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Ring roads in India