8UEDQ5HVLOLHQFH%DVHOLQH6WXG\ 9LMD\DZDGD 'HYHORSLQJ5HVLOLHQW&LWLHV WKURXJK5LVN5HGXFWLRQ This document is an output from a project funded by the UNDP and USAID as part of the 'Developing Resilient Cities through Risk Reduction' project partnership. However, the views expressed and information contained in it are based on publicly available data for which IIHS, UNDP and USAID can accept no responsibility or liability, completeness or accuracy of the information or for any reliance placed on them. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed here do not represent the views of any organisations that have provided institutional, organisational or financial support for the preparation of this output. UNDP-IIHS Resilience Baseline Studies Vijayawada City Profile December 2017 Lead Author Shruthi Jain Vineetha Nalla Team Dhanapal G. Garima Jain Geetika Anand Mohan Raju JS Shamna M Yaseen Teja Malladi Contents BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 GEOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSIOGRAPHICAL SETTING ..................................................................................................... 5 ANDHRA PRADESH .................................................................................................................................................... 5 KRISHNA DISTRICT ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 VIJAYAWADA ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 8 ANDHRA PRADESH .................................................................................................................................................... 8 KRISHNA DISTRICT ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 VIJAYAWADA ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 CLIMATE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 ANDHRA PRADESH .................................................................................................................................................. 11 KRISHNA DISTRICT ................................................................................................................................................... 13 VIJAYAWADA ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 DEMOGRAPHY............................................................................................................................................................. 15 ANDHRA PRADESH .................................................................................................................................................. 15 KRISHNA DISTRICT ................................................................................................................................................... 16 VIJAYAWADA ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 ECONOMIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................................................... 21 AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 INDUSTRIAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 RETAIL INDUSTRY .................................................................................................................................................... 23 TRADE AND COMMERCE ......................................................................................................................................... 23 LAND USE LAND COVER .............................................................................................................................................. 23 INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................... 25 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 30 SLUMS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 NOISE QUALITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 34 HAZARDS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 CYCLONES ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 URBAN FLOODS ....................................................................................................................................................... 37 EARTHQUAKE .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 IIHS | Urban resilience Baseline Study | Page 1 of 63 LANDSLIDES ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 FIRE INCIDENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 41 TSUNAMI & STORM SURGE ..................................................................................................................................... 42 HEAT WAVES ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY .......................................................................................................................................... 43 HOUSING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 43 INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 47 INVESTMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 EXHIBITS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................................ 61 List of Figures Figure 1: Location Map - Vijayawada ....................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Ward Map - Vijayawada City ..................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3: Types of Soil in the District ....................................................................................................... 9 Figure 4: Elevation Map - Vijayawada City............................................................................................. 10 Figure 5: Monthly mean maximum & minimum temperature and total rainfall (1902-2000(99 years)) ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 6: Urban - Rural Population Share ............................................................................................. 16 Figure 7: Krishna District – Population Growth and Decadal Growth Rate ...................................... 17 Figure 8: Vijayawada DeCadal Population and Growth Rate .............................................................. 18 Figure 9: Wardwise Population Mapping - Vijayawada City ............................................................... 19 Figure 10: Wardwise Population Density mapping - Vijayawada