The city clusters proposed to be developed are Nelamangala, Magadi, Anekal, Bidadi, Dabaspet, Harohalli, Devanahalli and Hoskote, Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake told reporters in Bangalore.
The objective is to attract investment in these areas by developing and upgrading them and "dispersing Bangalore investment" into these areas.
Meanwhile, they also said detailed project report on Phase-I of the Rs. 8,759-crore suburban rail system for Bangalore comprising of five corridors, including from the city to Tumkur, Ramanagara and Bangarpet, would be completed "very soon".
A Special Purpose Vehicle - Bangalore Suburban Rail Corporation - will be set up for implementing the project which is expected to ease traffic snarls in the city.
Mr Sorake said a Cabinet note has been prepared to upgrade city municipal councils of Tumkur, Shimoga and Bijapura to city corporations.
The Minister said during the transition phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 61 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5,265.22 crore have been forwarded for approval to the Union Ministry of Urban Development, adding that Rs. 168 crore had already been approved.
"Seventeen water supply projects with estimated cost of Rs. 711.92 crore have been submitted to the Central government under UIDSSMT (Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns)", Mr Sorake said.
He said a Rs. 1,760 crore project has been prepared to provide 24X7 water supply to the entire corporation area of Belgaum, Gulbarga and Hubli-Dharwad cities on PPP basis with World Bank assistance.
Mr Sorake also said a project is under preparation for state-level heritage-based urban development programme for Karnataka with World Bank assistance.
He said a master plan would be prepared in phases to project the requirements of a state like Karnataka in the year 2040.
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