Varthur | |
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Suburb | |
 Sunset over Varthur lake. | |
  Varthur | |
| Coordinates:12°56′27″N77°44′48″E / 12.940699°N 77.746596°E /12.940699; 77.746596 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore |
| Metro | Bangalore |
| Government | |
| • Body | BBMP |
| Population (January 2015) | |
• Total | 46,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560 087 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)80-2853XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | KA 53 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mahadevapura |
Varthur is a suburb situated in the Eastern periphery ofBangalore City and part of the internationally famous Whitefield township. Varthur is aHobli and part of theBruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. Varthur was aLegislative Assembly in the state ofKarnataka but was split into three legislative assemblies C.V.Raman Nagar, Mahadevapura andKrishnarajapura in the year 2008. It is also one of the wards ofBBMP. It is located in South-Eastern Bangalore between old Airport road and Sarjapur road. Varthur is very close toITPB.
There are many IT companies in Varthur Hobli. The head office of one of the largest IT companies,Wipro Technologies is situated here. Some other companies such asCisco Systems,ARM, andAricent Group, are situated in Varthur Hobli.
At Varthur, people celebrateBrahmarathotsava of Sri Chennaraya Swamy, which happens on the day ofRatha Saptami. It is one of the famous events that takes place in this area. Two days later isKaraga of Sri Draupathamma (Draupadi) at Sri Dharmaraya Swamy (Yudhishthira) temple, which happens at night and is visited by thousands of people from Varthur, Gunjur, Madhuranagara,Whitefield, Ramagondannahalli, Balagere, Sorahunase, Immadihalli, Harohalli, Muthsandra, and Kotur.
Varthur is located at12°56′27″N77°44′48″E / 12.940699°N 77.746596°E /12.940699; 77.746596. The riverDakshina Pinakini flows through Varthur.
The stretch starting from HAL old Airport road till Varthur viaMarathahalli,Kundalahalli, Thubarahalli, Siddhapura, Ramagondanahalli, and Varthur Kodi is officially known as Varthur Main Road.
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The lakeecosystem is an integral part of Bangalore, although unplanned urbanisation and industrialisation have led to the contamination of these water bodies. Varthur Lake, which has an area of 180.40 ha (445.8 acres) is the second largest lake[1] in Bangalore city and also one of the most polluted[2] lakes in Bangalore. Its ecosystem is under continuous degradation because of sewage water from Bangalore entering the lake fromBellandur Lake, further upstream.
This is a man-made lake, built by theGanga kings thousands of years ago[1] for agriculture and domestic uses but now the lake is receiving 40% of the sewage water from Bangalore for over 50 years resulting ineutrophication.
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