<P> In the 1990s the information technology boom hit Bangalore . Y2K projects in America's IT industry resulted in shortages for skilled computer scientists and systems programmers . Bangalore has transformed into the Silicon Valley of India as over 500,000 well - paying jobs for young college graduates were created . The demographics of the city changed, new high - rise were built, campus - style office parks sprouted, vast shopping centers started to thrive, streets became crowded with new cars and gated expatriate housing estates emerged . </P> <P> Roughly 3% of Bangalore's population lives in slums . </P> <P> The most sought - after neighbourhoods of Calcutta are generally centered around Park Street, Camac Street, Lower Circular Road, Sarat Bose Road, Salt Lake, Ballygunge, Anwar Shah Road, Chowringhee and Golf Green . A recent building boom has converted sprawling British - era bungalows into high - rise condominiums and apartment - buildings with modern amenities . Kolkata currently has the second most number of highrises and tall buildings in the country, second only to Mumbai . The highest of them is at 50 floors (under construction). New suburbs are constantly being developed in Rajarhat and along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass . Once completed, these suburbs shall consist partially of major condominiums, complete with penthouses, many designed primarily for NRIs, expats and wealthier residents . Avani is also a major builder . The tallest buildings in the city, The South City Towers and Urbana towers, are also condominiums . </P> <P> North Calcutta contains mansions built in the early 20th century during Calcutta's heyday as capital of British India, which covered all of South Asia plus Burma and Aden . These buildings include a courtyard surrounded by balconies, large rooms with tall ceilings, marble floors, tall pillars and crumbling artwork . Most of them are poorly maintained . The Marble Palace and other buildings received "heritage status" which provides them municipal funds and incentives to repair and restore . These mansions serve as reminder of the era of Bengali Renaissance when Tagore's music and dance graced the living rooms of wealthy Bengali merchants . </P>

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