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Electronics City is one of the largest electronic industrial parks in India, covering an area of more than 332 acres. A formidable collection of building and interconnecting roads, Electronics City straddles the neighboring villages of Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur, and is located just outside Bangalore proper. Many of the more recognizable names in the IT industry have their headquarters here, attesting to the area’s drawing power. Among the companies that have offices in the Electronics City are Wipro, Hewlett Packard, Patni Computer Systems, CGI, and Yokogawa Electric.

Electronics City started out as a vision for the future by R.K. Baliga, who was instrumental in the success of the noted electronics giant, Karnataka Electronics. Baliga planned Electronics City with the idea of making Bangalore India’s own Silicon Valley after the famous industrial area in the United States. Baliga was unfortunately unable to see his plans come to full bloom, having passed away before the city’s completion.

With the death of Baliga, it was the liberalization of India’s economy as championed by the likes of P.V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh that would give Electronics City the push that it needed to develop into a viable industrial park. It was then that Electronics City grew to the industrial giant that it is today.

The late 1990s brought about the passing over of Electronics City to ELCIA or the Electronics City Industries Association by the Keonics group.Representatives from all divisions were then assigned to implement local governance and management policies.

Electronics City is currently comprised of three phases, the aptly named Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. With the development of Phase II of the complex, Electronics City experienced a considerable increase in the number of companies breaking ground in the area. Unfortunately, this development has also caused traffic to and from Bangalore to increase considerably. In November 2004, work was begun on a 9 kilometer elevated road that would help ease traffic congestion somewhat. Initiated by the government, this road building project is only one sign of the continued viability of Electronics City for the future.

Many people feel that the construction of this road can only result in good things, especially since more and more companies have expressed interest in opening up offices in the complex. Companies such as BOSCH, Convergys, Volvo, Audi, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, and many others stand to greatly benefit from many other projects in Electronics City that are to be implemented in the near future.