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]

Devara Jeevanahalli
Devarajeevanahalli, DJ Halli
Neighborhood
Devara Jeevanahalli
Nickname: 
DJ Halli
Devara Jeevanahalli is located in Bengaluru
Devara Jeevanahalli
Devara Jeevanahalli
Coordinates: 13°01′N 77°36′E / 13.01°N 77.60°E / 13.01; 77.60
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictBanglore Urban
Government
 • BodyBBMP
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560045
Vehicle registrationKA-04

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]

References

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