Devara Jeevanahalli Explained

Devara Jeevanahalli
Official Name:Devara Jeevanahalli
Other Name:Devarajeevanahalli, DJ Halli
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Nickname:DJ Halli
Pushpin Map:India Bangalore
Coordinates:13.01°N 77.6°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Name2:Banglore Urban
Governing Body:BBMP
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:560045
Registration Plate:KA-04
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada

Devara Jeevanahalli (or spelled as Devarajeevanahalli and popularly known as DJ Halli) is a locality in North Bangalore, India, adjoining Bangalore Cantonment and R. T. Nagar. The locality is part of Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency and Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the largest slums in Bangalore.[1]

Often referred to as a sensitive area having seen its share of communal tension,[2] the locality saw violence in Bangalore when a police station and other public property were damaged during the riots in 2020. The first police station in the area was inaugurated in 2016.[3] In 2016, over 350 school children at the Government Urdu Higher Primary School from Devara Jeevanahalli complained of food poisoning and were hospitalized after having mid-day meals.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: K. C. Deepika . Devera Jeevanahalli slums drown in sewage water . 14 August 2020 . The Hindu . 1 October 2010 . en-IN.
  2. News: Neha Mujumdar . Despite all its troubles, life goes on in D.J. Halli . 14 August 2020 . The Hindu . 10 October 2012 . en-IN.
  3. News: Finally, DJ Halli police station to be inaugurated . 14 August 2020 . Bangalore Mirror . en.
  4. News: Imran Gowhar . D.J. Halli school food poisoning: several other children fall sick . The Hindu . 20 September 2014 . en-IN.