Ejipura | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Bangalore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 29,105[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560047 |
Ejipura is a locality located in the southern part of the city of Bangalore. Ejipura is in close proximity to Koramangala, Embassy GolfLinks Business Park,National Games Village and Ajith's house .
The locality is known for its traffic congestion, narrow lanes, unsafe buildings,[2] water logging, overflowing drains,[3] and roads ridden by potholes and garbage dumpings.[4]
In 2013, over 5000 people were evicted from housing in the area to clear space for a shopping mall.[5] In October 2017, a two-story building collapsed in the area causing seven deaths and injuries to seven others.[6]
References
- ↑ "Bcity : Ejipura". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "Congestion makes Ejipura a death trap". The Hindu. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "Stone laid for pumping station to clear Ejipura's clogged drains". Deccan Chronicle. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ Thakur, Aksheev (25 September 2017). "Ejipura: Where bikers fear to tread!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "Bangalore Families, Evicted to Make Way for a Mall, Refuse to Leave Homes".
- ↑ "7 dead, 7 injured as 2-storey building collapses in Ejipura". The Times of India. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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