Greater Bangalore
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Greater Bangalore is a planned expansion of the City of Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. In January 2007, the Karnataka Government issued a notification to merge the areas under existing Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven CMC's, one TMC's and 111 villages around the city to form a single administrative area.The process was completed by April 2007.

Objective of formation

As per the Notification issued, the formation of Greater Bangalore under Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore Municipal Body) is being done in order to:

(a) Improve and co-ordinate infrastructure development for road and transportation network, water supply and UGD, Solid Waste Management.

(b) Upgrade quality of urban civic services.

(c) Strengthen administrative capacity to ensure better enforcement of various rules/regulations as also better co-ordination in service delivery.

(d) Optimise expenditure on establishment.

Proposed plan

The plan was envisaged by the Government of Karnataka close to a decade ago. It was decided to merge the areas under existing Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven CMC's, one TMC's and 111 villages around the city.
The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:
  • Bangalore
    Bangalore
    Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

     City Corporation.
  • Rajarajeshwari Nagar
    Rajarajeshwari Nagar
    Rajarajeshwari Nagar is a locality in South Bangalore, India is located in the southern part of Bangalore along the Mysore road. Which has a famous temple called Rajarajeshwari temple. The entire area is divided into five stages and it is next to green belt. Coconut groves and eucalyptus...

     City Municipal Council
  • Dasarahalli City Municipal Council
  • Bommanahalli City Municipal Council
  • Krishnaraja puram City Municipal Council
  • Mahadevapura City Municipal Council
  • Byatarayanapura City Municipal Council
  • Yelahanka
    Yelahanka
    Yelahanka is a suburb of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka originally envisaged as a satellite town of Bangalore city, but now part of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.-Location:...

     City Municipal Council
  • Kengeri Town Municipal Council
  • In addition 111 villages adjacent to Bangalore City Corporation and above mentioned City Municipal Councils and Town Municipal Council.

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