DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN – 2016 KADAPA DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH. INDEX Sl. No Item Name Page No. 1 Map of the District 1 2 Maps of Revenue Divisions 2 to 4 3 District Profile 5 to 11 4 District Disaster Management Authority 12 5 List of District Officer 13 to 16 6 List of Divisional Officers 17 to 18 7 List of Tahsildars 19 to 21 8 List of MPDOS. 22 to 24 9 List of Supervisory Officers 25 to 27 10 Control Rooms No. 28 to 31 11 Vulnerable Villages Rehabilitations Centers and Contract 32 to 43 persons 12 Action Plan at Mandal Level 44 to 45 13 Action Plan for District Supply Officer 46 14 Action Plan for Fisheries Department 47 15 Action Plan for District Medical & Health Department 48 to 49 16 Action Plan for Animal Husbandry Department 50 17 Action Plan for Rural Water supply Department 51 to 52 18 Action Plan for Roads & Buildings Department 53 19 Action Plan for Fire Department 54 20 Action Plan for Irrigation Department 55 to 56 21 Action Plan for District Panchayat Officer 57 22 Action Plan for Agriculture Department 58 1. Map of the District 1 2. Maps of the Revenue Divisions i) Kadapa Division Map 2 ii) Rajampet Division Map: 3 iii) Jammalamadugu Division Map: 4 3. District Profile: 1. History: The earliest inscriptional evidence reveals that Kadapa or more precisely ‘Kadapa’ towards the close of tenth century A.D. was the principal belief that ‘Kadapa’ meaning in Telugu “Threshold” was a convenient camping place for the pilgrims visiting the Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati. It was therefore regarded as threshold to it on the ancient highway. On 19th August,2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Government of A.P. It was renamed as Y.S.R. District during the year 2010. 2. Boundaries and Topography of the District : Y.S.R. District is the extreme south eastern district of Andhra Pradesh situated within the geographical co-ordinate of 13° 43' and 15° 14' of northern latitude and 77° 55' and 79° 29' eastern longitude. The latitude varies from 269 to 3787 meters above sea level. The District is bounded on north by Kurnool and Praksasm District, on the south by Chittoor District on the west by Anantapur District and on the east by Nellore District. 3. Demographic Particulars: Total Geographical area of the District is 15,379 Sq.Kms. with 3 Revenue Divisions, 51 mandals, 790 Gram Panchayats, 965 Revenue Villages and 4954 Habitations. As per the 2011 Census the population of the District is 2882469 of which the Rural Population is 1903337 and the Urban Population is 979132. The density of population in the District is 188 per Sq.Km. The Scheduled Caste Population is 465794 and Scheduled Tribe Population is 75886 in the District. 4. Land Utilization: The total geographical area of Y.S.R. District is 1535900 hectares which constitutes an extent of forest is 500961 hectares, Barren & Uncultivable land is 221835 hectares, Land put to Non-agricultural uses is 182067 hectares, Cultivable Wast is 45819 hectares, Permanent Pastures and other grazing lands is 8957 hectares, Land under miscellaneous tree growth & groves not included in net area sown is 6814 hectares, Current land fallow is 1,28,697 hectares, Other fallow land is 83483 hectares and Net Area Sown is 357267 hectares and Area sown more than once is 80208 hectares during the year 2013-14. 5 5. Natural Resources: A. Hill Ranges: The hills of YSR District are of ancient crystalline rock and are mostly steep sided. The system of Kadapa rocks is of great geological interest. They have been determined as belonging to the pre – Cambrian era, presumably Alogonikan, when life did not exist in this world. They are folded and give rise to flat topped hills. The Kadapa system of hill ranges forms part of the central portion of Eastern Ghats , do not possess structural continuity. The Kadapa system of hill ranges part themselves from the orographical knot at what may be called the Kadapa outliers at the southern tip of the district near Balapalle pass of Rajampet taluk through which passes the Madras – Bombay Railway line, dividing the Settigunta Reserve Forest and the Balapalle Reserve Forest. Vellikonda Hills : The Vellikonda hills of the Eastern Ghats run towards Northen Ghats through the eastern borders of Rajampet, Sidhout and Badvel taluks, forming the boundary line between the Kadapa district and littoral district of Nellore almost crescent in shape. The highest peak located at Thollipenta of Rajampet taluk is said to be about 2,710 feet high. Some of the hills are surrounded by thick undergrowth consisting of primeval forests. Palakonda Hills : The second hill range called the Palakonda hills or Seshachalam hills formed of massive quartzite interbeded with slates and lavas also shoot forth into the district from the southern knot of the district and run along the western border of Rajampet taluk, till this range forks itself into two – one fork running towards North and the other towards West . The western fork is called Palakonda or Seshachalam hills. It is in this range near Vempalle that we have the beautiful gorge called the Vempalle Gundy of Ramayana fame where the river Papaghni cuts through the range. 6 Nallamalais And Lankamalais : The northern fork of the hill range now called Nallamalais and Lankamalais run towards North along the boundary line dividing Kadapa and Sidhout taluks and then to Proddattur taluk to emerge into Kurnool district. The Nallamalais are covered by fairly thick forests and abound in wild animals. Generally, the hill ranges average a height of 2,500 to 3,000 feet. Yerramalais : The Kadapa hill systems have also other subsidiary hill ranges. These are called Yerramalais. The red granite rocks bereft of growth, present a desolate appearance of red in contrast to the black cotton fields that they overlook and because of this they acquired the name of ‘Yerra’ meaning red in Telugu. B. Rivers: Penneru (Penna) : Kadapa district is drained by the Penneru Basin and its tributaries. This river rises in the Karnataka State and after passing through Anantapur district enters this district at the north-western corner near Tallaproddatur in Kondapuram Mandal. Near Gundlur of Kondapuram Mandal it is joined by River Chitravati. Penneru then flows through Jammalamadugu and at the historic fort of Gandikota, it cuts through the Yerramalai hill ranges. At Potladirthi it is joined by Kallamalla vanka. Near Kamalapuram, the river is joined by Papaghni and a little further on by the Kundu river and enters into Vallur Mandal at Adinimayapalli, where there is the anicut for diverting the water of this river into the K.C.Canal. Flowing slightly eastwards, the river touches the holy hill of Pushpagiri, Near Chennur a bridge has been built over the river. The chief northern tributaries to Penneru are the Kunderu, Sagileru and the southern tributaries – the Cheyyeru, Papaghni and the Chitravati. Kunderu(Kundu): This river rises in Kurnool district and enters Kadapa district at the northern tip of Peddamudiam Mandal. There is a bridge across Kunderu at Chapadu. The Kunderu joins Penneru just above Adinimayapalle. Kunderu river is a very fast flowing river and is known for the sudden floods that it brings down during the rainy season. As the river flows through steep country, the flood waters attain 7 ferocious velocity until they reach more even ground through which the Penneru flows. Sagileru: The river Sagileru rises near Cumbum in Bestavaripeta taluk of Prakasam district and enters Kalasapadu Mandal near Gangayapalle. In B.Kodur Mandal, there is a dam across this river to form the lower Sagilru project, which feeds the big tank of Badvel an also 13 other tanks on the way. The river enters Atloor mandal near Puttayapalle village of Badvel mandal and runs along southwards and joins river Penneru within Malinenipatnam village limits. Cheyyeru: Cheyyeru river joins Penneru at Gundlamada in Vontomoiia mandal Cheyyeru gathers water from its three tributaries and runs through the Balarajupalle gorge. The river flows out of Rajampet mandal near Ellampeta of Nandalur mandal. The rivulet flowing through Rajampet taluk joins it at Narasingarajupuram. Papaghni: This river is another tributary of Penneru entering Kadapa district near Galiveedu mandal and runs northwards. The Mogamurevu joins Papaghni at Animala village of V.N.Palli mandal. There is a railway bridge across this river at Kamalapuram. Chitravati: Raising in Dharmavaram of Anantapur District this river joins the Penneru near Gundlur. Across this river there is a railway bridge near Kondapuram railway station. C. Flora: The forests of the district are of a dry deciduous type. They vary considerably in their condition and density and also in floristic distribution due to natural fractors and depradations of man. Natural factors include factors such as the altitude, the soil conditions, the quantity and regularity of rainfall. The ravages of man relate to fire, theft and grazing. The overall condition of the forests in the district is not very good. The only distinction of the forest of the district is that its most important species is the famous pterocarpus santalinus or 8 red sanders. Since, this is the only district of the country in which this species occurs, a policy to conserve and extend them has been evolved. The forests of Kadapa south division fall under three zones, viz., those of terai or fuel forests upto an elevation of 800 feet, hill forests or red sanders lying between the elevation of 800 feet and 2,000 feet of the shoreaeugenia occupying elevations about 2,000 feet. D.