Brookefield is a neighbourhood of
Bangalore. Established in the late 19th century as a settlement for the Eurasians of Bangalore. It is a wealthy area, with high real estate prices and relatively new commercial roads such as ITPL road.
IT Companies like
IBM,
SAP have their offices here. It is a busy place in
Bangalore.
Brookefield is now officially part of Bangalore city which is a Part of the BBMP (
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike).
Surrounding area near Brookefield
# Pattandur agrahara
# Nellurhalli
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Varthur
Varathur (originally known as) was once famous for a fort built here by the ancient rulers which was strengthened and expanded by his excellency Kempegowda. It is also believed that Kempegowda set up a weapons armory here. Even today there exists ...
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Immadihalli
Immadihalli is a suburb situated in the Eastern periphery of Bangalore City and part of Whitefield township. Immadihalli was a part of the Varthur Legislative Assembly, but now belongs to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike BBMP Immadihal ...
# Vinayakanagara (Previously known as Dhanamandi)
# Hagadur
# Harohalli
# Kadugodi (Location of the Sai Baba ashram and the Whitefield railway Station)
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Kundalahalli
# Belathur
# Segehalli
# Kannamangala
# Ramagondanahalli
# Nagondanahalli
# Siddapura
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Channasandra
Channasandra is a village located in kadugodi nagondahalli, tirumala Shetti Halli neighborhood at the eastern periphery of Bangalore city. it lies between Bangalore urban and bangalore rural a lake which flows Nandi hills ( Dakshinapenakini)sepa ...
# Samethanahalli
# Bodhanahosahally
# Thathanur
# Seetharampalya
# Belathur
# Sadaramangala
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Hoodi
# Vijayanagar
# Gandhipuram
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Marathahalli
Infrastructure
Brookefield has started seeing a boom in residential construction since the latter half of the 1990s and especially during 2002 and onwards. A major four-lane road (Varthur Road) connects Bangalore city with Brookefield.
Brookefield also has extensive city bus connectivity with a wide range of services offered by
BMTC. A Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC) in EPIP is now functional with schedules connecting it with most areas of the city.
BMTC bus route numbers
*To Kempegowda Bus Terminus: 333E, 320A, 333K, 333P, 335EP
*To Shivajinagar Bus Stand: 320, 320F, 331, 331C, 331E, 339, 339E
*To K.R.Market: 319A, 320C, 322, 324, 324A, 326C, 326E.
*To Hoskote: 326E, 328B, 328H
However, Brookefield suffers from
water shortage especially during summer months as the whole region relies almost entirely on groundwater. With the increase in housing and office space, the demand has been multiplying over the years and
groundwater depletion
Overdrafting is the process of extracting groundwater beyond the equilibrium yield of an aquifer. Groundwater is one of the largest sources of fresh water and is found underground. Groundwater depletion is comparable to a bank account in which mor ...
has been worsening alarmingly.
BWSSB
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the premier governmental agency responsible for sewage disposal and water supply to the Indian city of Bangalore. It was formed in 1964.
Water supply
BWSSB currently supplies approximate ...
is expected to supply the region with the execution of Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Stage IV, Phase II.
BWSSB
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the premier governmental agency responsible for sewage disposal and water supply to the Indian city of Bangalore. It was formed in 1964.
Water supply
BWSSB currently supplies approximate ...
has been granted ₹1000 crore for various water projects in 2012 including supplying water to areas of Greater Bangalore which includes Brooke Field.
Geographic Location
References
External links
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore
Neighbourhoods in Bangalore