1 INDEX I. BACK GROUND OF THE DISTRICT II. RESOURCES III. INFRASTRUCTURE IV. INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT V. OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON RESOURCES AND DEMAND VI. NEW PROJECTS VII. SCOPE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 2 3 Background: West Godavari District is situated on the west banks of river Godavari and is known as rice granary of Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by Khammam District on the north, Krishna District on south west and Bay of Bengal on the south. The District has 3 different geographical zones the delta, the upland and Agency track. The Kolleru Lake, which connects the West Godavari District and Krishna District is an extensive shallow depression and is an ideal place for breeding. The Kolleru Lake is identified for development as tourism place. Paddy is the priciple crop of the District besides Sugarcane, Chilles, Coconut and Tobbaco. The Upland area of the District is rich in substantial production of Mango, Cashew, Citrus and other fruits. In costal areas fish culture and prawn culture is developed in the last decade. Fish and prawn is exporting from the Districts to other countries and West Bengal and other north eastern states in the country. DISTRICT AT A GLANCE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: 7742 Sq. Km ( Acres ) 901 villages 46 Mandals 2138 Rural Janma Bhoomi Habitations 236 Urban Janma Bhoommi Habitations P O P U L A T I O N: ( In Lakhs ) MALE : 3.80 (Urban) 15.26 (Rural) FEMALE : 3.68 (Urban) 15.22 (Rural) Total : 37.96 S.C. : 7.58 S.T. : 0.98 DENSITY : 490 Per Sq. Km LITERATES : 24.84 WORKERS POPULATION : 18.51 AGRICULTURE LABOUR : 9.81 CULTIVATORS : 4.32 ARTISANS : 1.92 OTHERS : 3.21 Lakhs 4 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Nos. PRIMARY SCHOOLS : 2555 UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS : 349 HIGH SCHOOLS : 385 A.P.GURUKULA SCHOOLS : 2 NOVODAYA SCHOOLS : 2 JUNIOR COLLEGES : 51 DEGREE COLLEGES : 37 I. T. Is : 23 POLYTECHNICS : 6 ENGINEERING COLLEGES : 8 MEDICAL COLLEGES : 1 B.ED COLLEGES : 4 LAW COLLEGES : 2 COMMUNICATIONS: National Highway : 108 Km State Highway : 281 Km Z.P. Roads : 5,009 Km Other District Roads : 2,929 Km Length of Railway line (main) : 90 Km Length of Railway line(Branch) : 75 Km Post Offices : 753 Resources: Agro Resources: Agriculture is the backbone of the district’s economy and about 78% of the working population depends on Agriculture. The major crops grown are Paddy, Sugarcane, Maize, Tobacco, Red Gram, Green Gram, Black Gram, Groundnut, Sunflower and Pulses etc. The following table gives the details about the area and the production of various crops in the District. Area in 000’s Hectares (Production im MTS) Karif Rabi Karif Rabi 1. Paddy 219.6 191.8 563108 850000 2. Maize 0.63 11.5 2122 37435 5 3. Redgram 0.28 0.2 114 77 4. Black Gram 0.23 9.54 69 3816 5. Green Gram 0.05 2.79 15 1115 6. Ground Nut 0.47 3.21 1435 5041 7. Sugar Cane 32.22 -- 2900000 --- 8. Tobacco --- 5.76 --- 12685 Horticulture: Almost all the Mandals in the district are suitable for taking up horticulture crops more particularly the mango. The following table shows the details about horticultural crops in the district Sl.No Name of the Crop Area in Ha. Production (MTS) 1. Mango 20,483 1,22,898 2. Citrus 1,449 11,592 3. Batavia 183 1,464 4 Banana 5,021 3,26,365 5 Guava 657 13,140 6 6. Sapota 568 4,544 7 Cashew 44,744 22,372 8 Turmer 530 1,855 9 Chilles 2,703 5,406 10 Betelvine 175 700 11 Coconut 22,183 3,327 Lakhs 12 Oil Palm 10,250 61,500 13 Cocca 2,800 1,400 14 Arecanut 125 125 15 Coffee 50 25 16 Black pepper 150 45 Mineral Resources: The district is rich in Ball Clay (126998 MT), Fire Clay (4815 MT), Lime Stone, Dolamite, Quartz (3086 MT), Road Metal (1039325 MT) and Building Stone (27735 MT) Minerals. Marine Products: West Godavari District is having 17 K.M. of costal line and river Godavari passing through this district. From West Godavari District nearly Rs. 1000 Crores of Fish has been exported to foreign countries and various places in country. Nearly Rs. 700 Crores of Prawn is being exported to European Countries, America and other countries in the World. The area under aqua tanks in the district is about 23200 hectares and the area is increasing due to further excavation of tanks. 6 Forests: The area covered by Forests is 0.812 lakh hectares (1,95,692 acres) forming 10.48% of the total geographical area of the district. Special Emphasis is being laid on the development of this rich natural resource for increasing the revenue and also to provide gainful employment to the rural poor by raising commercial plantation viz., Eucalyptus, Teak etc. Live stock Population: Cattle 2.48 lakh Baffalows 4.19 " Sheeps 0.74 " Goats 1.01 " Pigs 0.27 ,, Poultry 83.93 ,, Four private Dairies viz. M/s Milkoma Dairy Products (10,000 LPD), M/s Vyshnavi Dairy (10,000 LPD) , M/S The Gowthami Dairy (15,000 LPD), and M/S See Bar Dairy are also functioning in the District. "GOPALA MITRA" Scheme has been introduced to take up artificial insemination, and health care of animals in the villages. The West Godavari Livestock Development Association (A L D A) was registered was registered under this 24 Stationary Departmentmental Artificial Insemination centres were convered as Mobile Centres. Further, 105 Gopala Mitra Centres were identified to cover 100% breedable population, out of which 66 Gopalammitras are functioning and earning their livelihood through this scheme under Self Employment. Tourism: Kolleru Lake, Perupalem Beach (Near Narsapuram), Bowdha Aramamlu At Jeelakarra Gudem near Kamavarapu Kota are prominent tourist places in West Godavari District Godavari District. Religious places: a) Dwaraka Tirumala b) Pattiseema c) Bheemeswara Samy Temple (Bimmavaram) d) Ksheera Rama Lingeswara Swamy Temple (Palakol) 7 Infrastructure: EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ESTATES / INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS: There are 5 Industrial Estates in the district located at Eluru,Eluru (Expansion), Bhhimavaram, Tanuku and Palakol. Almost all plots, sheds and shops developed are allotted to the entrepreneurs. The details of Area, Sheds constructed, Vacancy position is given here under: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sl.No. Industrial Area/ Estates Total Area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Industrial Estate Eluru 14.67 Acres. 2. Industrial Estate Eluru (Expansion) 22.38 " 3. Industrial Estate Bhimavaram 36.81 " 4. Industrial Estate Tanuku 24.58 " 5. Industrial Estate Palakol 12.24 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLOTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sl.No. Industrial Area/ Estate Plots Developed Plots allotted Vacant No. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. I.E. Eluru 29 29 -- 2. I.E Eluru (Expansion) 49 48 1 3. I.E Bhimavaram 54 52 2 4. I.E Tanuku 92 92 -- 5. I.E Palakol 28 28 -- TOTAL 252 249 3 ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- SHEDS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sl.No Industrial Area/Estate Sheds Constructed Allotted No. Vacant No. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. I.E. Eluru 9 9 00 2. I.E Eluru (Expansion) 4 04 00 3. I.E Bhimavaram 04 02 02 4 I.E Tanuku 10 10 00 5 I.E Palakol -- -- 00 TOTAL 27 25 02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Rates for Industrial Estates: I.E Eluru : 300/- Sqm. I.E. Bhimavaram : 600/- " I.E Tanuku : 250/- " I.E Palakol : 50/- " POWER: No of Industrial services in (Low Tension) :7125 No of Industrial services in (High Tension) :118 No of Cottage Industrial Services :251 No of Transformers in the District :13,541 INDUSTRIAL EXPPRESS FEEDERS SL.No: Voltage Ratio/Town Name Connected to Connected Voltage 1 220/132 KV S S M/S Andhra Sugars; Saggonda 132 KVA Nidadavole 2 220/132 KV S S M/S Andhra Chemicals 132 KVA Nidadavole Kovvuru 3 132/33 KV S S M/S Akkamamba Textiles 33 KVA Tanuku Tanuku 4 132/33 KV S S M/S Delta Paper Mill 33 KVA Bhimmavram Vendra 5 33/11 KV S S M/S Triveni Glass Works 11 KVA Dhubacherla Gowripatnam 6 33/11 KV S S M/S Andhra Sugars 11 KVA Tadimalla Tadimmalla 7 33/11 KV S S M/S V V S Sugars 11 KVA Chagallu Chagallu 8 33/11 KV S S M/S Food Fats& Fertilizer Ltd 11 KVA Tadepalligudem Tadepalligudem 9 33/11 KV S S Industrial 11 KVA Palakol Palakol 9 WATER RESOURCES: The Godavari is the important river in this district. This river borders the entire eastern boundary of the district. At Vijjeswaram, the river breaks into two branches namely, the Gowthami Godavari and Vasista Godavari and flows towards the south of the district before falling into the Bay of Bengal near Antarvedi. The other minor rivers which feedthe irrigation tanks in the upland areas are Tammileru, Yerrakalava, Byneru, Kovvada Kalava, Jalleru and Gunderu. The Kolleru lake is an extensive shallow depression created by a gradual rise in the level of the country on either side by alluvial deposits from the Godavari and Krishna Canals. The lake receives a large volume of drainage watr of the surrounding deltaic area. It ha an out let to the sea through Upputeru. GROUND WATER RESOURCES Sl No Name of the Potential Utilisable No.of Mandal Resources Resources Additional Available in mcm in mcm wells feasible 1 Achanta 22.16 39.68 2854 2 Akivedu 63.97 64.04 8187 3 Attili 42.10 56.31 5422 4 Bhimadole