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Ramamurthy Nagar () is an area in
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in the
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. It is located in the north-eastern part of Bangalore and comes under the E3 subdivisionE3 Subdivision of Bangalore
, Feb, 27, 2014
of BBMP. It is a rapidly growing
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, adjacent to other areas such as
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,
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and
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, also officially called Krishnarajapura. Ramamurthy Nagar today is near the outer ring road and close to four important railway stations: Krishnarajapuram,
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, Banaswadi and B. Channasandra. Ramamurthy Nagar has many layouts, namely Garden Street Layout, Akshayanagar, Muneshwara Nagar, Bovi Colony, Pragathi Layout, Hoysalanagar, Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Shanti Layout and Gundappa Layout. Hospitals, Manipal Clinic, and Koshys Hospital and many schools are strategically located in Ramamurthy Nagar. After the drainage pipes were laid in 2013, BBMP has laid roads in all the areas which were previously untarred. Currently Ramamurthy Nagar is provided with water through the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board's (BWSSB)
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water connection. Large-scale real estate development in Ramamurthy Nagar is causing damage. The Gangadhar Kere (Kaudenahalli Lake) is being encroached upon, destroying an area formerly rich in flora and fauna. Most of the borewells which were drilled in earlier days have dried up. Like the newly developing areas, there are no areas for gardens and parks.


History

The new residential settlements around Yerraiana Palya village are called Ramamurthy Nagar. Yerraiahna Palya is a small village with a history dating back more than 200 years. According to oral and agricultural land documents one Shri. Yerraiah/Yerrappa belonged to the warrior tribe Boya or Beda or Nayaka community along with his family members had settled in this village by building small thatched huts initially. They had come from Dandu Pradesha (the
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area) in old Bengaluru (present-day Shivajinagar). Their ancestors lived around the Muthyalamma Temple on Thimmaiah Road in what is now Shivajinagar. Due to a devastating outbreak of disease (probably a plague) which wreaked havoc in Bengaluru, many people in that area fled the congested old city and moved into makeshift huts built in orchards and open fields in the surrounding countryside in order to isolate themselves and avoid infection. Yerraiah was the leader of one such small family group. He brought his near and dear ones out from their dwellings at Dandu Pradesha (cantonment) due to fear of epidemic and built a small group of huts. When the epidemic abated, they seem to have decided not to go back, because the memories of so many loved ones dying was painful, and also, they were not rich people but very poor people and they had found work as agricultural labour in the lush fields and orchards of their new settlement. That settlement began to be known as Yerraiahna Palya, village of yerraiah, in honour of the leader. For the better part of two centuries, little changed in the village. Thereafter, the city Bangalore began growing. Agricultural lands around the village were gradually transformed into residential layouts. By the mid-1980s, the
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(BDA) had developed some of the areas in north-east Bengaluru, like OMBR Layout, HRBR Layout, Kasturi Nagar and East of NGEF Layout. The region beyond that was Ramamurthy Nagar, which still remained mainly farmland. It was the IT boom of the mid-and late 90s which took Yerraiah Palya in its sweep. Much of the IT parks are in the East Bangalore area, and Yerraiah Palya is in the same regoion. In the vicinity of these well-planned BDA layouts, Ramamurthy Nagar became a desirable place to live. This area is not developed by the BDA. The farmers converted their farms into layouts and sold the sites to interested buyers which soon became home for the bank employees, ITI staff employees and later software professionals by mid-2000. The BDA developed layouts had all civic amenities, and the growth of these layouts influenced the growth of Ramamurthy Nagar to the great extent, both residentially and commercially. Ramamurthy Nagar was previously farmland with moist soil, and many snakes living there. With the increased residential settlement, the snakes have slowly disappeared due to the loss of their habitat. Until the early 2010s, there were not many tarred roads. Streetlights were few. Water connection was nonexistent. Borewells and water tankers were the only sources of water. On drilling borewells, water was available by 300 feet. The sewage was guided to a pit. The region came under BBMP in 2008 and drastic development took place.


Climate

Under the
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, Bangalore, including Ramamurthy Nagar itself, experiences a
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. Due to its high elevation, a more moderate climate throughout the year is experienced, although occasional heat waves can make summer somewhat uncomfortable. The coolest month is December with an average low temperature of and the hottest month is April with an average high temperature of . The highest temperature ever recorded is (recorded in March 1931). The lowest ever recorded is (recorded in January 1884). Winter temperatures rarely drop below , and summer temperatures seldom exceed . Receiving rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest
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s; the wettest months are September, October and August. The summer heat is moderated by fairly frequent
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s, which occasionally cause power outages and local flooding. The heaviest rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period is recorded on 1 October 1997.


Lakes

Ramamurthy Nagar was historically filled with lakes. It was surrounded by a single water body which today is split up into Kalkere, Maragondanahalli, Kithanagur and Yellamma lakes (also known as
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). Today the Ramamurthynagar
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(BBMP) map shows a total of four lakes: * Jayanthinagar Lake * Kowdenahalli Lake, also known as Gangadhara Kere * Kithaganur Lake, Good Lake * Varanasi lake (lake in the Varanasi area) There was a fifth lake which recently dried up and is less well-known, Umrah Kitaganur Lake. It was located approximately 300 meters north of Bhattrahalli Lake and Garden City College. All the above-listed lakes are in bad condition. Jayanthinagar Lake and Kowdenahalli Lake are covered with weeds and algae. Kowdenahalli Lake has been subjected to rampant encroachments and sewage inflow. Kithanagur lake is drying up. While Varanasi Lake looks healthy, temporary encroachments (huts) and garbage accumulation can be seen along its edges. BBMP has fenced all these lakes with barbed wire to avoid residential encroachments, but has failed to rejuvenate the lakes. Ill maintenance of the lakes has led to stagnant water pockets which are a breeding spot for mosquitoes. Water contamination by nearby industries has killed up to 40,000 fish.


Places of worship


Temples

There are many temples in Yerraiahna Palya/Ramamurthy Nagar, including the old Marammana gudi, Muneswarana gudi, KodandaRama temple, Raja Veera Madakari Nayaka Sabha Bhavana in old Yerraiahna Palya; the Sri Sundara Anjaneya Swami Temple in NRI layout, built in 2008, reflects the Orissa temple style architecture. Others include Shree Shiva Shakthi Ganapathi Devasthana, Lakshmi Venkateshwara, Kanaka Vinayaka, Shaneshwara, Anjaneya, Renuka Yellamma, Ankamma Devi, Eshwara, Maha Munishwara, Ganesha, Shiva Shakthi, Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, Devi Yellamma, and Siddhi Vinayaka temples.


Churches

Ramamurthy Nagar's well-known church is the Holy Family Church located on the RM Nagar road near the Ramamurthy Nagar main bus stop. This Catholic church, which was built in 1973, is one of the oldest churches in North Bangalore. Its atmosphere is not so quiet due to its presence on the busy noisy main road. St. Mary's Church is a
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, located by Varanasi Main Road (near Sree Rama Gas Agency Godown) in Ramamurthy Nagar. On 15 August 2008, Bangalore Archbishop raised the fellowship into a parish. The Vincentian congregation gladly took their pastoral leadership. St. Joseph's Orthodox Syrian Church is a
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which was a part of St. Thomas Orthodox Maya Edavaka. It became an independent church on 2 April 2017 by HG Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim, Bishop of Bangalore Diocese. Now there are more than 60 families in the church, and it has a vicar as its main priest. The church is located in Kasturinagar. Other churches include Bridge Church, The Pentecostal, Church of the Jesus Christ, David Memorial, Silolem, ABC church, Kadesh Nak Seo, Zion Sungnam, and End time age deliverance.


Mosques

There are a few mosques in Ramamurthy Nagar, like the Makkah-Masjid-Ahle-Sunnath-Ul-Jamath, Jamia masjid, Masjid-e-Nirman, Touhid Mosque and Illahi.


Transportation

Ramamurthy Nagar has two important main roads, T.C. Palya main road and RM Nagar main road, which are its lifelines. It is well-connected to the entire city in terms of transportation.


Rickshaws

Ramamurthy Nagar is one of the few places in Bangalore where
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s run on a sharing basis. This is mostly seen all along T.C. Palya road where one commuter shares the fare with other passengers.


Metro

The nearest metro station,
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, is 4 km away. This is a Purple Line metro connecting the hub of Bangalore. In the upcoming phase II expansion of the Purple Line metro, Ramamurthy Nagar will have access to two more stations: Jyothipura and K.R. Puram. The Krishnarajapuram railway station, an important railway junction in Bangalore, is 1 km away and is soon proposed to be a station for Bangalore Commuter Rail.


Buses

BMTC runs a fleet of buses to Ramamurthy Nagar, connecting it with all the important business districts in the city. The metro feeder bus helps in connecting with the metro stations of the purple line. Buses to airport and ITPL are available only at B Channasandra stop which is near Ramamurthy Nagar bridge. KIAS (Kempegowda International Airport Shuttle) connects Ramamurthy Nagar to the
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.


Civic administration


Politics

Ramamurthy Nagar is placed in K R Puram Assembly constituency (Vidhana Sabha) led by MLA B.A. Basavaraj. K R Puram in turn comes under
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led by MP
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who was also the ex Chief Minister of Karnataka. During the general elections 2014
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contesting through
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won with 52.91% majority defeating C. Narayanaswamy of
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. MLA B.A. Basavaraj contesting through INC won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2013 from K R Puram by a margin of 24001 votes defeating N S Nandiesha Reddy of
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.


Wards

Ramamurthy Nagar has a total of seven
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spread across it. It has one of the
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of Hudi ward while other wards are partially inside it. None of the wards are fully inside Ramamurthy Nagar.


Post office

Ramamurthy Nagar
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is located on the first floor above Iyengar Bakery in 10th main across the RM Nagar main road. The
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for the area is 560016.


Police station

Ramamurthy Nagar
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was earlier located on the busy RM Nagar main road. The newly constructed police station is now near the SAIL yard on the way to the road under bridge. It comes under the jurisdiction of East division DCP of Bangalore city and K.R. Puram division ACP.Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station details
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Hospitals

Ramamurthy Nagar has a wide range of medical specialties practiced through these prominent hospitals:


See also


References

52. Synergy physiotherapy Ramamurthy Nagar


External links

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