Ballari …mineral and garments capital of South Karnataka Overview
The district takes its name from the word Balari, which refers to goddess Durugamma who had manifested herself on the town. It was founded by Harihara, also known as Hakka, and his brother Bukka Raya. It is noted for its historical heritage, and for being celebrated for the capital of Vijayanagara kingdom at Hampi. The area, which was once the “City of Victory’, fell into political turmoil after the fall of Vijayanagara in 1565. The district was transferred to the Introduction erstwhile Mysore state from Madras state in 1953. ► Situated on the eastern side of the state District 8,461 Ballari Area ► Divided into 7 administrative Headquarter sq. kilometre divisions- Ballari, Siruguppa, Hospet, Kudligi, Sandur, Hadagali 15°30’ to 15°50’ N and Hagaribommanahalli latitude Average 606 Location ► Known as the ‘Steel city of South 75°40’ and 77°11’ E Rainfall millimetres India’ longitude ► Rich in mineral resources like iron 48oC ore, manganese ore, red oxide and Tungabhadra, maximum and ferrous oxide, quartz, granite o Temperature Rivers Hagari 11 C Chikkahagari ► Referred as the ‘Jeans Capital’ of minimum India ► Presence of brands like Point Population 993 Blank, Walker, Dragonfly and 300 Sex Ratio females per 1000 persons per sq.km Density Podium are there in the district males ► The Ballari Thermal Power Station is the 2nd largest thermal plant in Population 67.43 Karnataka Literacy Rate 24.52 lakhs (as per Census percent 2011)
Page 2 District Profile : Ballari Economy
► GDDP is INR 32,180 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Current Prices) Ballari District’s Contribution to GDDP of Karnataka (2014-15)- at current prices ► Urbanisation in the district is 38% compared to 39% in the state Description INR Crores Contribution ► Ballari is an agrarian economy with over 50% of the net area under (%) cultivation. Total District GDP 32,180 3.5 ► Agriculture and allied industries have the highest contribution to the GSDP for the district Primary 7,754 6.4 ► Rice and puffed rice form some of the major industrial clusters in the district Secondary 6,002 2.9 ► More than 20% of the total units are agro and food processing based. Tertiary 15,235 3.0
Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2016-17 Key Economic Indicator * Provisional figures
District Per capita Income (in INR)* 12% Forests
33% 2014-15 Cultivable land 2013-14
55% 2012-13 Other land
Source: KSDA (raitamitra.kar.nic.in) 0 30,000 60,000 90,000 1,20,000 Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka Land Utilisation * Provisional figures
Page 3 25 July 2017 District Profile : Ballari Agriculture Profile
Area under Major Crops (Ha)- 2014-15 •Food crops: Rice (paddy), jowar, cereals, maize, Bengal gram, ground Cotton nut Sugarcane •Horticulture Crops: Onions, Chillies, Oilseeds Papaya, Pomegranate, Mosambi, Vegetables Sapota, Banana, Mango, Mango, Fruits Figs, Coconut Pulses •Cash crops: Sunflower, Cotton, Other cereals and minor millets Coconut Ragi •Total cropped area: 5,48,819 Ha Maize •Area sown more than once: Bajra 1,25,705 Ha Jowar Paddy Key Enablers 0 40,000 80,000 1,20,000 •Karnataka State Warehouse Source: Ballari District At A Glance 2015-16 Corporation (KSWC) provides significant support •Rice mills, puffed rice units, cotton ginning, oil extraction units, etc contribute significantly to the economy •Groundnut and sunflower contribute to 45 oil extraction units in the district
Thrust Areas •Improving post- harvest infrastructure and processes •Increasing Productivity
Page 4 1 January 2014 Presentation title Industry Profile
Natural ► 13 mega industries with an aggregated investment of INR Resources Key Players 312.7 crores, and providing an employment of 26,497 people. Iron ore • ► JSW ► 109 Large and Medium Scale Industries with an • Iron ore fines ► Jindal • Red Oxide ► JSW Cement aggregated investment of INR 2,015.6 crores, and providing • White Quartz Limited an employment of 62,735 people. • Pink Granite ► Karnataka • Grey Granite Power ► 16,620 small scale industries with an aggregated Corporation investment of INR 517.56 crores Limited ► HG Steels Source: Ballari District Website
•Famous for jeans and readymade garments with •Large exploitable iron ore 500 stitching units deposits estimated at 1,032.4 million tonnes •Proposed Greenfield Textile •Chemical, leather and plastic Parks- Cluster parks, mega •Large exploitable •Large resources in in steel mines and iron ore products contributing to 10% projects by GoK manganese ore to the tune of the total units of 18.81 million tonnes reserves •Large number of SSI units •Agriculture and food engaged in handloom and •Presence of large players •Large number of SSI units engaged in mechanical processing are other local readymade garments sector such as JVSL, BSAL, NKSL, industrial drivers Jindal Praxair Ltd. based production creating a •Presence of brands like •Upcoming integrated sugar Point Blank, Walker, •Sathavahana Ispat Ltd.- First large pool of trained manpower industry (Mylar sugar) in Dragonfly, and Podium, pig iron steel plant set up in Beerabbi village, thereby naming the district the region, followed by Hovinhadagali taluk as ‘Jeans Capital of India’ Kirloskar Automobiles Other Textile Mining and Auto Ancillaries industries
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► Large scale investments have been planned by Arcelor- Major exportable Potential for new MSMEs Mittal and NMDC under the project ‘Steel Ancillary Park’ item fabrication, heavy structural ► Jeans and readymade garments cluster to come up in the Jeans Pants, Granite. Engineering works, district Steel structures from electrical and Civil ► Mirror embroidery and other handwork industries in Hospet Jindal Engineering ► Rice mills cluster to come up in Siraguppa Industrial Infrastructure SLSWCC1 approved Projects b/w 2013-14 to 2016-17 5 Industrial Estates 7 Industrial Areas
1500 9 10 Name Extent Name Extent 7 1000 (acres) (acres) 4 1023 5 500 3 Ballari 16 Ananthapur Road 22 75 96 153 0 0 Huvina Hadagali 5 Mundaragi Phase I 53 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Hospet 26 Mundaragi Phase II 166 Investment (in INR crore) No of Projects Mundaragi 7 Mundaragi Phase III 89 Siraguppa 4 Mundaragi Phase IV 64 SHLCC2 approved projects b/w 2013-14 to 2016-17 Hospet (Sanklapur) 102 60000 6 4 Sanklapur II Phase 26 40000 39998 4 3 ► 116 industrial sheds 20000 7915 1 2 2 17567 600 ► 187 industrial plots 0 0 ► 2 readymade garment factories 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 ► 11 chemical factories Investment (in INR crores) No of Projects ► 1 engineering factory 1State Level Single Window Clearance Committee ► 443 other factories 2State High Level Clearance Committee
Page 6 25 July 2017 District Profile : Ballari Support Infrastructure
Rail ► Guntakal (AP) is one of the important junctions near Ballari, where important trains pass through, including trains connecting to Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai
Road ► NH 63 (connecting Ankola to Ooty) and NH 13 (connecting Solapur to Mangaluru) passes through the district
► Ballari and JSW airports located here. JSW airport is Airport operational, Ballari airport proposed for development ► Nearest airport is JSW Toranagallu 40 KM Away, Goa 400 kms away, Mumbai 800 kms away ► Bengaluru airport is 251 kms away from Ballari city
Port ► Nearest seaport is Karwar, 302 kms away from Ballari city ► Goa and Mumbai ports are located 382 and 443 kms away from Ballari city, respectively
► Main source of irrigation is Tungabhadra Dam Water ► Average consumption in the district is 65 MLD, which average demand in the district is 70 MLD ► Canal network accounts for 64% of the irrigated area
► Distribution through Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM)
Power ► Kaduthini Ballari Thermal Power Station, Hampi Power House, Tungabhadra Right Band Power House, Munirabad Power House are the main sources of electricity in the district ► Ballari Thermal Power Station is the 2nd largest thermal plant in Karnataka generating 500 MW of power ► Average annual consumption= 94 MU; Average annual demand= 172 MU
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Educational Institutions
Schools
PU Colleges Vijayanagar Institute of Medical General Degree Sciences Colleges Ballari Engineering College Medical Colleges Allopathy Hospitals Polytechnic Colleges Primary Health Centres Engineering Colleges Community Health Source: Ballari District At A Glance 2015-16 Centres The district has excellent social infrastructure, with a high number of Indian System of educational institutions and healthcare Medicine Hospitals facilities. Source: Ballari District At A Glance 2015-16 There are opportunities for more technical institutions to be set up in the Healthcare Facilities district.
Page 8 District Profile : Ballari Tourism
Hampi Virupaksha Temple Heritage centre in Ballari. Dedicated to Lord Shiva and nine UNESCO World Heritage Site. storied gopuras. Ceiling of Ranga Hampi Utsava organized every Mantapa beautifully painted with year which attracts a lot of tourists scenes from epics and Puranas
Vijaya Vittala Temple Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary Dating back to the Vijayanagar period, it has 56 musical pillars Spread over 82.7 sq. kms., created and a stone chariot exclusively for the preservation of the sloth bear
Badavalinga Hazara Ramaswamy Located next to the Temple is dedicated to Lord Rama Lakshminarasimha statue, the and is known for its beautiful Badavilinga is 3 meter high and carvings and wall paintings stands permanently in water that flows through an ancient channel.
Patal Lingeswar Temple Elephant Stables Erected around a lingam and was An imposing edifice with arched uncovered by the British entrances and many domes that archaeologists during the last once housed the magnificent state century elephants.
Page 9 District Profile : Ballari On-going Projects
Agri- Infrastructure O Other Projects ►Establishment of A modern abattoirs in ► Power: KPCL has initiated action ULBs- INR 10 crores for expansion of 650 MW capacity Thermal Power generation plant "Ballari Thermal Power Station", to additional power of 1000 MW near Kudithini village ► Roads: NH 13 connecting Bengaluru to Sollapur passes through Kudligi and Hospet. NH 63 connecting Vijayawada to Karwar passes through Ballari, Torangallu and Hospet, SH 65 Tourism connecting Mysuru to Bidar passes through Ballari and ►Development of River Sirguppa, NH 67 Ankola to Gutti Cruise- INR 128 crores T ► Textiles: Development of mega textile zone of 800 acres at Ballari ► CBIC and BMEC Industrial Corridors
Page 10 District Profile : Ballari 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, Karnataka Udyog Mitra Joint Director 3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Race District Industries Centre Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Hospet Road, Bellary-583 103. Ph : 91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232 Off Ph : 08392 242370/242643/242369 Email : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Visit us at: www.kumbangalore.com
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