Shifting Bangalore's Burden To Other Cities

One solution to Bangalore's problems is shifting of some of its burden on to other cities. This has been recognized by both the government and the companies both of whom have been working at it.

• What are the factors which help a company to decide upon a location?
• Why has Bangalore been the preferred city - is it the climate, the pub-culture, the tolerant and loving Bengalooru prajas, the absence of trade unionism, the supportive government, or the combination of all of these?

I believe it is the Government's proactive role which is the key factor. Infosys is widely believed to be the company that started the IT industry in Bangalore, but it was not born here. It was operating from Mumbai/Pune until NRN happened to meet a top bureaucrat from Karnataka government on a flight and the latter offered his government's help in the form of a soft loan (?) to the fledgling non-entity of those days, circa 1980. Rest is history.

Yesterday, somebody told me that HP's manufacturing facility was closing down in favor of Jharkhand where they would enjoy huge tax breaks. Thus, the government's bureaucrats and MLAs and ministers hold the key to ease Bangalore's burden by offering attractive enticements to the various industries here to shift elsewhere.

Now, what are the various places in Karnataka which can be developed?

• Mysore is ideal in every respect except for Mysore lovers like Shas3n who say, " It is true that Mysore is at the top of list of alternative location to Bangalore for IT and other companies to move. But I would prefer to leave Mysore a heritage city as it is/was. To a lot of Mysoreans, Mysore means a lot more than an alternate location for IT companies."
• Tumkur and Kolar could be considered as both are very close to Bengalooru.
• Mangalore is land-locked and therefore offers limited scope.
• Hubli-Dharwad has perennial water problem.
• Belgaum has many advantages like excellent climate ( better than Bangalore's), close to Goa and Goan attractions like feni; has abundant water, good cultured people (except when it comes to linguistic quarrels and communal riots) two engineering colleges, etc. Karnataka government also has a big responsibility to develop this sensitive border area so that the Marathi chauvinists do not have reasons to crib. Just a hop step and jump distance from Mumbai and Pune by flight.
• Bellary district would have been good what with the billions of mining money but the climate is too hot. Bidar is also good with an excellent climate and very close to Hyderabad. Being too far away from Bangalore, this area has been neglected all along.
• Shimoga, and Chikmaglur are also good candidates and developing them might address the issue of naxalism there.
• That leaves Hassan which the Gowda clan can easily develop if only they find some spare time from hyperactive politics. Besides, Mrs. HDK has boasted of being a software professional.

[Note: City.Zen sir's original comment was edited a bit to make this post - {Admin}]