From common man to prominent person, all in Whitefield are aghast at the suggestion that Whitefield-Brookefield makes up the rear of the 28 best liveable localities.
From common man to prominent person, all in Whitefield are aghast at the suggestion that Whitefield-Brookefield makes up the rear of the 28 best liveable localities in Bangalore surveyed by DNA-AZ 2010.
They shake their heads when told about the steep fall in ratings from the lofty 9th position last year to 25th.
“Look at the flyover,” points out Kalyani Amma, who runs an eatery below the Whitefield railway station flyover, “It was opened last year. Is this not an improvement,” she asks. “Yes, availability of water is a problem but everything else is ok here.”
Nodding in agreement is Mia Sulaiman, the grocery man nearby.
A major hub for the Indian technology industry, Whitefield- Brookefield is replete with world technology’s Who’s Who.
The Export Promotion Industrial Park at Whitefield is one of the country’s first information technology parks. Most global giants have opened shops here.
Greenery yes, good roads yes, footpaths yes, malls and branded shops yes, peaceful living yes, the best transport connectivity yes.
“Then what is lacking,” wonders Manjunath S, a young techie.
According to him, polluted groundwater is the only worry of the locality.
The rampant urbanisation notwithstanding, one can see the vestiges of agriculture in most of the 15 villages within its ambit.
Whitefield-Brookefield has at least 34 well-equipped educational institutions, 25 hospitals and many hotels.
“Whitefield,” says RK Mishra, chairman of Mahadevpura Agenda Task Force, “is the only part of the city that has an eight-kilometre long footpath from Kundanahally to Kadugodi. It has improved in every parameter of infrastructure growth in the last two years.
We are going to have a digital library and a sports complex in Gunjur village. We have hospitals, hotels, health clubs, greenery, and the very best transport link.”
Mishra is aggrieved Whitefield’s self-improvement has gone unacknowledged. “The only major drawback is the pollution of Varthur Lake that receives untreated sewage water of the city.”
BWSSB and BBMP are not taking initiative in treating the sewage water for reuse or entrusting the care of the lake to the rich socially-conscious corporate sector which will be happy to take it up free of cost.
Former councillor Subbharaju says Whitefield is the best place for a peaceful living. It is only here one can work and live in close proximity. He too denies reports that Whitefield has fallen behind in quality of living.
“It is only here that you still find rustic charm amid techno-economic prosperity. Here you can still find, if you are lucky, monkeys, mendicants and snake charmers,” says he.
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