Revitalization of City Core, Petta Zone, Bangalore

Bengaluru Petta is the largest informal economy (square kilometers) of Bangalore (1305 square kilometres). Established by Kempegowda I (c. 1510–1570) in 1537, Petta is an integral part of the present day Bangalore city.

The Petta, structured in the contemporary style of deep networks of crowded

streets, richly represented the multi cultural identity, social history, and

economic geography of the times which are considered as hallmark in the

planning and design of any urban agglomerate.

The objectives of the study are:

• To rejuvenate the petta area and restore its heritage character.

• Preserve the cultures, traditions and trading practices that have been in

use for centuries now.

• To decongest the area with good planning and adding high end

infrastructure by keeping the future and long term requirements of the

city in mind.

• Restoration of Monuments to their original glory wherever possible for

display and re-use.

• Identification of projects that can be undertaken under PPP model.

The main issues in the core area are:

The land value of the core area used to be more previously, but has come down due to encroachment leading to narrow roads. It is not very easy nor very safe for pedestrians to move around in this area because of the high and chaotic state of traffic flow in this area.

The whole of the Petta area has become fragmented into many pieces of land.

Development of any area is possible only if the area is large and un fragmented.

Slow traditional activities are currently being replaced by warehouses as the

younger generation moves out to pursue speedier lucrative occupations that the IT city offers.

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