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Belagavi …foundry hub of North Overview

Erstwhile known as , Belagavi is one of the oldest, strong, prominent and well cultured historical place nestling high in the . It has an enviable heritage and lies in the zone of cultural transition between Karnataka, and with a known antiquity, clearly traceable unto 2nd Century A.D. It is also known as or Rain Country and the vegetation here is verdant green throughout the year. Belagavi has now become one of the important districts in the state of Karnataka.

Introduction District 13,454 Belagavi Area sq. kilometre ► Located equidistant from Bengaluru and Headquarter ► Divided into 3 administrative divisions 15°23’ to 16°58’ N comprisinfg of 11 talukas– Athani, latitude Average 823.3 Location Ballhongal, Belagavi, Chikkodi, , 74°05’ to 75°28’ E Rainfall millimetres , , , , longitude & o ► Second largest district in the State, as 38 C Krishna, per 2011 Census population maximum and o Temperature Rivers Malaprabha ► Belagavi city houses the second 12 C legislative building in the State, where minimum the Karnataka State Legislature meets once a year 969 356 Population ► Established trade centre for food grains, Density Sex Ratio females per 1,000 , , tobacco, oilseed and persons per sq.km males milk products ► Important centre for of heavy machine tools Population 73.94 (as per Census Literacy Rate ► Known as Foundry hub of Karnataka 47.78 lakhs percent 2011)

Page 2 District Profile : Belagavi Economy

Belagavi District’s Contribution to GDDP of Karnataka (2014- ► GDDP is INR 42,209 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Current 15)- at current prices Prices) Description INR Crores Contribution ► Urbanisation in the district is 25% compared to 39% in the (%) state ► Belagavi devotes more than 30% of its land for cultivation, Total District GDP 42,209 4.6 which makes as the major contributing sector, since more than 50% of the area is under forest cover Primary 9,844 8.2 ► Emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure with 58 Export oriented units, 23 Sugar industries, Raisin and Secondary 9,267 4.5 cluster in Chikkodi taluk ► Foundry cluster is located in Belagavi Tertiary 18,914 3.7

Key Economic Indicator

District Per capita Income (in INR)* 13% Forests

2014-15

Cultivable land 2013-14 33% 54%

2012-13 Other land

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Source: KSDA (raitamitra.kar.nic.in) Land Utilisation Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka, 2016-17 * Provisional figures

Page 3 District Profile : Belagavi Agriculture Profile

Area (Ha) under Crops Major Crops: Tobacco 8,786 Sugarcane 2,66,247 •Known for fruits and Cotton 40,310 vegetables Oilseeds 1,31,782 •Cereals: Paddy, Vegetables 44,084 , jowar, Fruits 14,753 sugarcane, oilseeds, Pulses 1,16,699 Key Enablers Wheat 46,789 groundnut and cotton • Different agro climatic Ragi 1,133 conditions and soil types •Vegetables: Onion, Maize 1,56,718 • Availability of water bodies tomatoes, potatoes, Bajra 9,256 Jowar for fisheries chillies, capsicum, 1,24,105 Paddy 59,938 • Existence of horticultural carrot, mango college, agricultural training 0 1,00,000 2,00,000 3,00,000 and research institutes Source: Human Development Report 2014 • Total cropped area= 10,24,970 Ha Thrust Areas • Area sown more than once= •Opportunities to 2,09,872 Ha integrate the value • Production of 40,000 tonnes chain through VAP* of mango, 13,100 tonnes of based industries grapes and 5,600 tonnes of •Enhancing post citric fruits harvest infrastructure and storage facilities •Improving post harvest processes •Exploiting market potential.

* Value- added Agricultural Products

Page 4 District Profile : Belagavi Profile

► 61 large and medium scale industries with aggregated investment of INR 6,831.63 crores Key Players ► 52,410 MSME with an aggregated investment of INR 3,266 crores and employment of 3,24,526 ► Hindalco ► Foundry and power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum. ► Hindustan Latex ► Handmade artefact clusters including dolls and toys, horn and bone, metal ware, Limited artistic chappals, pottery, terracotta, textiles ► AKP Foundries ► 200 foundries producing more than 70,000 tons of automotive and industrial castings ► Dalmia Cement of ferrous base ► Polyhydron Pvt. Ltd. ► District known as Sugar Bowl of Karnataka, with 1.5 lakh hectares beng utilized for ► Forbes Campbell commercial production. Annual production of sugar is 1.2 lakh quintals. Knitwear ► Around 20,000 power looms and 4,546 handlooms. Yarn processing, fabric ► Gokak Textiles Ltd. processing, calendaring, silk reeling, twisting, hosiery, knitted garments and t-shirts ► Shree form an important export base. Sugars Ltd.

•Textiles: important centre for •3,437 units in the district •Investment of INR 2,016 crores in textiles with 20,000 power looms solar photo voltaic plant (3 MW) •Investment of INR 8,215 lakhs employing 30,000 persons •Heavy Machine tools: 1200 auto •Allocation of government land for •Employment of 30,156 people •INR 5 crores allotted for chilling related units; Foundry cluster project establishing 1,320 MW through costing 24.7 crores private investment centre •Mining and Steel: 1.2 lakh MT of •Approved gas based project of 700 •0.4 lakh tonnes of mango, 0.43 lakh tonnes of banana, 0.13 lakh aluminium laterite, 0.4 lakh MT of MW dolomite, 0.45 lakh MT of limestone tonnes of grapes, 5600 tonnes of citric fruits are grown annually. •Famous for Artistic Athani Chappals Agriculture Power Other and food Industry industries processing

Page 5 District Profile : Belagavi Industry Profile

Major exportable item ► Rich deposits of bauxite in Belagavi has Natural Resources Valves, Pumps, led to the creation of aluminum industries Bauxite, Limestone, Machine components, Dolomite, Quartzite, Sugar, Safety Helmets, ► 1,20,000 MT of aluminum literate, over Aluminous laterite Castings, T-shirts, 40,000 MT of dolomite, over 45,000 MT of yarn, aerospace limestone. Minor minerals include silica, components bauxite, china clay and manganese ore. Potential for new Ancillarisation of the MSMEs ► Important center for manufacture of heavy Industry Fabrication, heavy machine tools and high pressure oil Valves, Pumps, structural hydraulics Machine components works, electrical and and Castings are Civil Engineering ► Emerging hub for storage/ cold storage having more scope Enterprises infrastructure

SLSWCC1 approved Projects b/w 2013-14 to 2016-17 SHLCC2 approved projects b/w 2013-14 to 2016-17 1500 20 15 6000 3 1000 15 2 9 10 4000 2 500 6 4182 1 1 1 1 1372 5 96 42 1391 2000 1 0 0 156 213 1149 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 0 0 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Investment (in INR crore) No of Projects Investment (in INR crores) No of Projects 1State Level Single Window Clearance Committee 2State High Level Clearance Committee

Page 6 1 January 2014 Presentation title Industrial Infrastructure

7 Industrial Areas 16 Industrial Estates Name Extent (acres) Name Extent (acres) Kanaburagi Udayambag 55.15 267.00 Auto Complex Udayambag Tq. Karigarika 0.32 Kakathi 74.75 Sangha 209.5 Anagol- 1 21 Kangrali 58.59 Anagol- 2 4.6 Gokak 109.05 Kanabargi 6 Kittur 433.19 Khanapur 9.57 Kanagala 848.00 Gokak 9.62 Chkkodi 6 1 SEZ 3 Name Extent (acres) Ramdurg 9.4 AEQUS 250+ 3.5 ► ’s first precision Kangrali 2.5 engineering SEZ (200+ acres), located in Hukkeri Taluk. 41.34 ► Specialised in M/C, sheet metal Athani 28 fabrication assembling, special processing for aerospace. Borgao 75 ► Aequs also planned to expand Kagwad 20 their offerings in automobile, oil and gas sectors

Page 7 District Profile : Belagavi Support Infrastructure

Rail ► 197 kilometres of rail length in the district ► Trains connecting major cities like Bengaluru, , Mumbai, and Delhi pass through the district

► NH 4A (Karnataka to Panaji) and NH 4 (Mumbai to via Road Bengaluru) passes through the district ► Belagavi falls on the Pune- Bengaluru part of the Quadrilateral

Airport

► Belagavi domestic airport 7 kms away from Belagavi city ► Goa airport located at a distance of 78 kms away from Belagavi city

Port ► Nearest seaport is Goa, 78 kms away ► and Mangaluru ports located 180 and 329 kms away

Water ► Three major rivers- Krishna, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha ► 58% of the net area irrigated, which is higher than state average

► Transmission in the district is being done by HESCOM

► 87 substations with a capacity to receive and disseminate 1625 MW Power ► Average annual consumption- 526.62 MU (industrial), 406.38 MU (domestic) ► Average annual demand- 2,732.65 MU (industrial), 1,429.69 MU (domestic)

Others ► Inland container depot at Desur ► IT incubation centre at Gogte Institute of Technology

Page 8 District Profile : Belagavi Social Infrastructure

Educational Institutions The district has excellent social infrastructure, with a high number of educational institutions and healthcare facilities. Universities

Degree Colleges Visvesvaraya Technological University Major Hospitals Medical Colleges

Rani Channamma Primary Healthcare Dental Colleges University Centres Key Educational Institutes Belagavi Institute Community Health of Medical Centres Polytechnic Colleges Sciences

Engineering Colleges Medicine Hospitals

Private Nursing Homes

Healthcare Facilities

Page 9 District Profile : Belagavi Tourism

Gokak Waterfalls Kamala Basti (Belagavi) Waterfall located on the One of the two Bastis within the walls of the Belagavi fort, built in the late , has a horse Chalukyan style in 1204 with shoe shaped crest the idol in black stone.

Yellama Godachinmalki Falls Situated in the ancient city of Saundatti, reflects Jain architecture, Markandeya River takes the first and attracts pilgrims during Yellama jump here and flows into a rocky Jatre, held during the month of valley, creating a fine spot with Margasira deep green valley

Belgaum Fort Located at the foothills of the Cavern in laterite on the hillrock Sahyadri, ancient monument dating resembling a Rakshasa (demon). back to . Notable in modern history because Gandhi Also, has a Dam across the river was imprisoned by the British here Markandeya, supplying drinking during India’s freedom struggle water to Belagavi.

Navilutirtha Kapileshwara Temple Low valley situated between 2 Temple dating back to 1000 AD, hills in Saudatti taluk, the also known as “Dakshina Kashi. Mahaprabha Dam situated here One of the pilgrimage locations to serves as a good scenic spot the Jyotirlingas”

Page 10 District Profile : Belagavi Shelf of projects

Industrial Infrastructure and Energy Industrial Corridors- Tourism CBIC and BMEC ►Tourism Related I&E Setting up of captive/ T Infrastructure near merchant gas based and Malaprabha power plant in Belagavi Dams- INR 55 crores district- INR 3,500 crores

Urban Infrastructure ► Smart City Mission ► Development of Transportation Residential Accommodation for ►Development of road Legislators- INR 200 T from Gotur to U crores Kagewadi- INR 174 ► 24*7 Water Supply for crores Belagavi, Kalaburagi and Hubbali- area- INR 1,809 crores

Page 11 District Profile : Belagavi Key Contacts

Additonal Chief Secretary to Government Commissioner for Industrial Development Commerce & Industries Department Director of Industries and Commerce # 106, 1st Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. Ambedkar No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan Veedhi, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Race Course Road Bengaluru 560 001, India. Phone: +91 80 2225 2443 Phone: +91 80 2238 6796 Visit us at: www.investkarnataka.co.in Email:[email protected] Visit us at: www.investkarnataka.co.in

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Chief Executive Officer, 4th & 5th Floor, East Wing, Race Course Road, Invest Karnataka Forum Bengaluru 560 001, India. 3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Phone: +91 80 2226 5383, 2226 7900 Race Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Visit us at: www.kiadb.in

Managing Director, The Joint Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra District Industries Centre 3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Race Udyambagh Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Belagavi - 590 008. Ph : 91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232 Off Ph : 2440430/2440852 Email : [email protected] Fax: 2441209 Visit us at: www.kumbangalore.com E-mail: [email protected]

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