Useful Links

This comes directly from my bookmarks on my Explorer window...Thought some of you will find it useful. Mentioned below are the places where you can find good enough information about the essential necessities that one needs when he tries to set up his house.

Bangalore Telecom- Probably, this might not be used much now, since people tend to go for cell phones.

Karnataka Telecom

BESCOM - Bangalore Electricity Supply Company

Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board

Cell-Phones - The major ones that are available are:

• Hutch
• Airtel
• Spice
• BSNL Cell-One
• Tata Teleservices

Note that some of the above have also moved into landlines and offer services on the same.

The major plus in Bangalore is the boom of Real Estate value. Here, Bangalore Development Authority is the land authority which approves the land registration and other formal activities. Only if your land is a BDA land or a BDA Approved land, you can be sure that nobody will try to force themselves on it. BDA tries to allot land to people of Karnataka also so that everyon has a chance to acquire land. They come out with a notification list which is used to determine who gets it and who doesnt. This is typically found on the Indiawatch website.

There is a MSN Groups - BDASITES that discuss on everything related to BDA Sites and typically if you have the time and require more information, you would be advised to check this out. Its really useful for one who is new to the real estate scene. Rural Bangalore is usually taken care by BMRDA. What is seen is that because of the boom, there are more sites registered by BMRDA as well, probably more than the BDA sites.

As the boom starts spreading to other cities in Karnataka, the MUDA gets famous as well. MUDA is MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. They have their layouts, authorization, notification, etc - This seems to be more organized and hence all the details can be found in one website.

Trains are the most often used mode of transport, though flights (low-budget airlines) are giving them the run of the money. Southern Railway website is really good to track trains and get availability of trains from Bangalore, though the reservation can be done on the IRCTC site.

There are new airlines that have originated out of Bangalore and are expanding in a big way. Significant of them are Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines.

Buses are also quite a few, which join Bangalore to Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, etc. These are also used in a big way. The Government services are provided by KSRTC.

Gas Agencies in Bangalore - Recognized ones.