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Kendriya Vihara @ Yelahanka Bangalore 560064

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KENDRIYA VIHAR APARTMENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION ® (Reg No.514/2002-03)Office : Community Centre, Kendriya Vihar, Yelahanka  P.O. Bellary Road,  Bangalore 560064E mail kvaoaynk@dataone.in Phone 080 2293 0000 

Dear Members & Residents : 31 Dec 2008 

Another year has gone by – it is time to take a stock of the situation. We need a comprehensive directory of the owners, residents, vehicle population in-house and the pets. Despite periodical reminders, the effort is not gathering momentum. The security inside the campus is causing concern. KVAOA is also looking for suggestions on the review of the bylaws. Current constitution of the KVAOA is already on the web. Still the proposals are scarce. Can you help to improve the situation?

It is time to bid adieu to the old 2008. Lots of events -- choking infrastructures, continued recession, floods and 26/11. Aren't you concerned that the opening of the Devanahalli International Airport does not cross our minds for a fleeting second? Yes, that also happened in 2008. Time is a good healer. It lets you forget the savoury and the unsavoury of the past. 26/11 has been retained -- because it occurred in the recent past and has not evaporated yet. Discarding the old and ushering in the fresh seem to be the law of the nature 

New Year is the time to unfold new horizons & realize new dreams, to rediscover the strength & faith within you, to rejoice in simple pleasures & gear up for the new challenges.

Wishing you a truly fulfilling 2009 

Sincerely 

Team KVAOA

 

 

You could have hardly ever imagined…

 

.. that Moorthy, the office assistant at KVAOA commutes more than 60 kms every day. And it is not to Bombay but to Bengaluru

 

..that KV is located at Amanikere village in the official records

 

.. that on a bright sunny day, the KV used to be easily spotted for its bright colors,  on board from a landing flight, in the bygone era when HAL was operational.  Devanahalli has denied that since

 

.. that you can view the runway of the airbase from any ninth floor terrace of KV

 

.. that the estate and the stables across the Yelahanka kere were owned by filmstar Mehmood

 

.. that the speed limit on the bypass is 80 kmph -- should you have any doubts ask the B-TRAC  staff waiting at the interceptor near the Sobha gate, almost daily 1700 to 1800. However you may do a 100 kmph+ on the carriageway opposite without risking eyes of the radar

 

..  that the shortest route to Sharavati is via Yelahanka Junction cutting through the Rail Wheel factory

 

.. that the best coffee is still from Coffee Day -- the price of the powder has not been offended by inflation in the last 15 minutes and has been steady at Rs 240/= per kilo

 

.. that the ATMs in Yelahanka did not run out of cash during the last long Diwali weekend -- however they had been kept locked with O/O/O [out of order] signage

 

.. that there was no power shedding on Tuesday -- the staff responsible for the shut down were on their weekly off

 

.. that 280-G to Shavajinagara bus does not have a perceptible klaxon [horn]

 

 

.. that the Cauvery water meter recorded the least on the Diwali day -- kyoonki everybody went to Ganga for the snan

 

.. that you can drive to Mekhri circle in 13 minutes and to Majestic in 11 minutes thereafter -- almost any day at 2 a.m

 

.. that Happy Valley is the nearest picnic spot to KV -- located between Makalidurg RS and Thondebhavi RS, SWR. The shoulders carry, on the western side, the rail line and on the other, a dismal road via Katti Subrahmanya to Doddaballapur. Best viewed from the eastern window of a moving train, the spectacle is at its best after a sumptuous rainfall and when the Tippagonhally tank is full. There is a Guntur Passenger to Thondebhavi around nine -- you can catch that, by walk that is, at ten by Rajankunti -- and it returns to YEL at 1600 by the schedule. Invariably it is late and you may spot that at Allalasandra, just as you are returning from work. For other modes of transport you need to consult Moorthy at para one, who commutes on this section every working day by rail                                                                                                                                      

sudha malhotra

 

 

 

Resources :

. Large community hall for holding functions

• One guest room with two beds

• A smaller hall for parties

• A volley ball/badminton court

• A table tennis room

• Large park with children play area

You can hire halls by the day or by the half day. Hiring by the hour is under consideration. Other infrastructure like illumination, chairs -- are also available, at a price, of course. Apply to the Administrative Office

 

How do you reach Kendriya Vihar?

 

With great difficulty -- in those days. Now you can take any Volvo towards the International airport but get down at Kogilu Cross. Kendriya Vihar is well connected with rest of Bengaluru, Volvo buses plying from almost every corner of the city.  From Majestic you may wish to take the air-conditioned 402-B or the 402-D. the fare is competitive compared to the autoricks [and on Sundays capped at Rs 20/=]. Both go to the New Town and do not touch the old hamlet. You need to get down at the Police Station which, incidentally, is the asli Yelahanka Circle

 

When you reach the Police Station, call your friend to ferry you on the rest of the two kilo-metres. Too bad, practically no public transport would take a new passenger at the PS. Many prefer to do a Vinoba Bhave and walk

 

The better bet is to choose the Devanahalli buses at the Majestic -- which are very frequent post BIAL days. TThey ply to KV and beyond -- the only predicament being, unless you coerce the driver to stop at KV, you run the risk of being carried up to Venkatala or Bagaluru. Though a down slope from there, the distance is one kM plus

 

The apartment complex is located at about the midpoint between Vidan Soudha and the new International Airport at Devanahalli. The International Airport of Bangalore is about 18 kMs from Kendriya Vihar and the City Railway Station is 15 KM -- Cantt station is slightly nearer and on many occasions quicker

 

Kendriya Vihar is spread over an area of 8 acres plus and consists of eight 9 story blocks. There are a total of 603 apartments. There are four types of dwelling units (one to three and one half bedrooms). More than fifty per cent of the total area is kept free for parking and arboriculture. The park with ample play area for the children occupies approximately 5000 square meters. The complex itself is surrounded by open spaces on three sides as of now

 

Kendriya Vihar is a multi cultural vibrant community of nearly 2000 people, young and old, working and retired -- retrenched and not re-trainable nor re-employable. An ideal haven for time pass -- there are lakes and more lakes all around. A morning scene with all the children of the campus waiting for the take off is a spectacle beyond words. You will be happy to be alive to witness the same

 

The amenities that the complex offers are:

        • Large community hall for holding functions

        • One guest room with two beds

        • A smaller hall for parties

        • A volley ball/badminton court

        • A table tennis room

        • Large park with children play area

        • Walking/jogging tracks of 700 m, 400 m and 200 m

        • Shops for daily needs

        • Post office with banking, speed post and bill collection facilities

        • Medical room (both allopathic and homeopathic doctors)

        • 24-hours piped running water

        • 24/7 maintenance call facility

        • Direct approach to NH-7

        • Convenience and safety of a gated township

        • Public Bus connecting to the city centre, main bus terminus and railway station

 

The list of shops include Grocery, Milk, Vegetable, Stationery and Photocopying, Chemist, Snacks and Clothes Pressing. In a way the complex is self-contained for day to day needs.

 

Infrastructure Facilities: The complex has nearly 3 KM of well lighted roads. The power supply is provided to the complex by BESCOM. The complex has its own distribution transformers. Stand-by power is supplied to the common facilities (lifts, pumps, road and corridor lighting etc.) through a 300 KVA Diesel Generator. Kendriya Vihar apartments get 24 hours piped water, thanks to Kaveri and supplemented by nine bore-wells. The water from the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) is used for arboriculture purposes. The telephone and cable services are provided through pre-wired ducts to all apartments. Garbage is collected by gravity and trailer from the ground floor. Facilities such as the DG room and the STP are manned round the clock

 

Management: The affairs of the complex are managed by the Kendriya Vihar Apartment Owners’ Association (KVAOA). All the apartment owners are the members of the Association. Specific works such as conservancy, arboriculture, electrical, water supply system, lifts maintenance and security services are outsourced.

 

Security : The complex is a gated community and is secured with a compound wall on all sides. There is a guard room for watch and ward at the entrance. The entry to the complex is restricted through a single main gate and vehicular traffic is regulated by drop gates. There is a separate visitors’ parking lot and bus pick-up bay. Security personnel are on duty round the clock.

 

Where on Earth is Kendriya Vihara?

 

Kendriya Vihar is right on the National Highway No.7 (NH-7) on its sixteenth milestone [from Viidan Soudha] and thus has an excellent all weather approach road. The Bangalore Railway Station and the Majestic Bus Stand are about 15 KM from the complex and so is the new International Airport at Devanahalli. The following bus routes connect Kendriya Vihar to Bangalore:

 

284G, 282, 283, 289, 281, 297, 298, 299 and all KSRTC buses towards Chikbalapur

 

Auto rickshaw service is available right from the gate to travel to Yelahanka new and old town bus stands from where more buses are available.

 

Train service is available in the direction of Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from the Yelahanka Jn. Railway Station which is hardly a kilometer from the complex.

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