Athani

Chikkodi Raybag

Hukkeri Gokak

Belgaum

Ramdurg

Bailhongal

Soudatti

Khanapur

Belgaum…the bread basket of North Karnataka

Located at the centre of Mumbai and Bangalore with approximately 499 Km

away from Bangalore and Mumbai.

4th largest city in Karnataka.

Spread across 10 taluks – Athani, Ballhongal, Belgaum, Chikkodi, Gokak,

Hukkeri, Khanapur, Ramdurg, Raybag & Saundatti.

Considered as one of the most important district of Karnataka.

Ranks 2nd in overall exports after the state capital Bangalore.

Important centre for manufacturing of heavy machine tools.

Known as Foundry hub of Karnataka.

The district has got established trade centre for food grains, sugarcane,

cotton, tobacco, oilseed and milk products.

Introduction

Geographical location

15˚ 23’ and 16˚ 58’ North latitude74˚ 05’ and 75˚ 28’ East longitude

Temperature 38˚ C (Max)12 ˚C (Min)

Average Rainfall

8082.6 mm

Rivers Krishna, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha

Area 13,415 sq km

District headquarter

Belgaum

Population 4,778,439 (As per 2011 census)

Population density

356 per sq km

Sex ratio 969

Literacy rate 73.94%

Airport Belgaum Airport (Domestic)

Major Industrial Infrastructure

1 SEZ,12 Industrial estates & 5 Industrial areas

Key Industrial Icons

AKP Foundries

HINDALCO

Polyhydron Pvt Ltd.

GMR Industries

Gokak Textiles Ltd.

Hindustan Latex Ltd.

Campbell Knitwear Ltd.

Economy Profile

Belgaum acts as a trade centre for food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed and milk products.

Sericulture is gaining prominence in the district with nearly 481.90 hectares under Mulberry cultivation.

200 foundries producing more than 70,000 tons of automotive and industrial castings of ferrous base.

Key Economic Indicators

* GDDP – Gross District Domestic Product

Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2010-11

2,854

599

2,951

652

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

GDDP at currentprices(US $ in million)

Per Capita Net District Domestic Product

(in US $)

2007-08 2008-09 Agriculture is the main resource of the district

and Agro and Food Processing Sectors are

prominent for investment.

Rich Deposits of Bauxite in Belgaum has led to

the creation of Aluminum industries.

Belgaum has been an important center for

manufacture of heavy machine tools and high

pressure oil hydraulics.

The geographical advantage (as Bangalore,

Mumbai and Pune are nearby) has led to a major

support of Automobile and Aerospace Industries.

Support Infrastructure

RAIL

ROAD

AIRPORTPORT

National Highway(NH) 4 (Connecting Mumbai to Chennai via Bangalore)

NH 4A (Connecting Karnataka to Panaji)

NH 63 (Connecting Ankola to Andhra Pradesh)

With 23 nos. railway station railway route of 225.56 km passes through the district

Goa Port is situated at a distance of 155 kms

Cargo handling Capacity: 5 million tons per annum

Cargo: All types of commodities

The district has a domestic airport - Belgaum Domestic Airport

The nearest International airport is Goa International Airport situated at a distance of 160 kms.

Connectivity

Investments

Global Investors Meet 2010 Implementation status of the signed MOU’s

0.00

500.00

1000.00

1500.00

2000.00

2500.00

3000.00

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

455.88

2405.65

2985.10

5 10 13

Investments (US $ in million)

No. of Projects

State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) Approved Projects (> Rs. 50 cr.) b/w 2008-11

In Global Investors Meet (GIM 2010),17 MOU’s were signed worth INR 23,423 Crore

State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) Approved Projects b/w 2008-11

0.005.00

10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0040.0045.0050.00

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

17.49

48.96 46.79

38 9

Investments (US $ in million)

No. of Projects

1.25

15.94

16.47

20.41

23.95

70.47

143.75

312.5

338.54

951.04

1145.83

1839.7

0 500 1000 1500 2000

Integrated township

CI Castings

Biomass Plant

Co-gen Power Plant

Fruits and vegetables

Crystal Sugar Plant

LNG Power Plant

Steel Plant

Natural Gas Power Plant

Urea MTPA

Thermal Power plant

Gas based

Investment (US $ million)

4879.85

2317.60

0.00 2000.00 4000.00 6000.00

Signed

Under implementation

Investment(US $ million)

Industry Profile

Key Industries

Agriculture, Food Processing & Horticulture Profile

No of Large and Medium scale Industries 33 nos

Aggregated investment in Large and Medium scale Industries

INR 2,850 Crore

Aggregated investment in small-scale industries INR 775.08 Crores

Foundry and Power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum Dolls & Toys, Horn & Bone, Metalware, Artistic Chap pals by hand, Dolls & Toys, Pottery & Clay, Terracotta, Textiles Hand Embroidered (Artisans)Clusters

Important center for manufacture of heavy machine tools and high pressure oil hydraulics

Emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure and reeling (silk- based) industries

Natural Resources

Rich in resources like Bauxite, Uranium, Silica Sand, Aluminium Laterite, Limestone, Dolomite, Quartzite, China Clay Moulding Saundatti

Major Crops: Major crops grown are paddy, maize, jowar & sugarcane Commercial crops grown are Oil Seeds, Groundnut and Cotton Production of Major Crops (in tonnes) - Maize - 408494 - Jowar - 155800 - Rice -108372

- Soyabean- 71724 - Groundnut- 49984 Belgaum district is known for fruits & vegetable cultivation next to Hassan and

Kolar districts. Onion, Tomato, Potato, Chilly, Capsicum, Carrot, Mango, Sapota, Banana, Grapes & Papaya are the major horticultural crops in the region.

Agriculture and Food Processing: Owing to the expanding

horticulture and agriculture in the district, there is huge scope for setting up of storage infrastructure and food processing units

The Government of Karnataka has proposed a food park and a spice park with an estimated cost of INR 89 Crore

Further INR 5 Crore has been allotted for establishment of Chilling centre

Mining(Cement): Large Limestone

deposits are available in Belgaum because of which there is a good potential to establish the Cement Industry

Limestone resources in million tons- 549

The Government of Karnataka is setting up a Special Industrial Zone for Cement in the district

Power: Karnataka Power

Corporation Ltd to invest INR 2,016 Crore to establish a Solar Photo Voltaic power plant with a capacity of 3 Megawatt

Government land has been allotted for establishing 1320 MW power plant through Private Investment

A Gas based project of 700 MW has been cleared by the State cabinet

Other industries: Textiles-

Important center for textiles with 50,000 power looms employing more than 30,000 persons

Machine Tools Mining (Steel) Famous for

Artistic Athani Chappals

Cereals

41%

Pulses

9%

Food Grain

s50%

Percentage of Area covered

Infrastructure

India’s first notified aerospace precision engineering and manufacturing SEZ spreads across 300

acres in Belgaum developed by Quest Global.

12 industrial estates, 5 industrial areas and 1SEZ in the district.

10351 acres of land at Belgaum has been identified for land bank in Belgaum, Hukkeri, Khanapura,

Bailahongda Taluks.

Proposed 2 industrial parks and 3 industrial estates in the district.

Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor proposes an IT-BT zone, Apparels zone covering the district

Proposed Cement zone, Food Processing zone, Ready made garments zone, sugar industries and

Co-gen power plants by the Government of Karnataka.

Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor proposes zones in IT-BT, Cement & Apparels covering the

district.

Proposed 6 industrial areas, 2 Industrial parks and 3 Industrial Estates in the district.

SEZ Developer Location Sector Extent

Quest Global Belgaum Aerospace Precision Engineering 300 acres

Sl No

IndustrialArea

Extent(in

acres)

1 KanabargaiAuto complex

267

2 Kakathi 75

3 Honaga 209

4 Kangarli 51

5 Gokak 109

Sl #

Co-operativeIndustrial

Area

1 Majagaon

2 Anagol

3 Macche

4 Nippani

Sl # Industrial Estates Extent( in acre) Plot allotted

1 Udyambag 55.48 70

2 Angol I 21.00 3

3 Angol II 4.60 3

4 Kanburagi 6.00 32

5 Khanapur 9.57 22

6 Gokaka 9.62 35

7 Bailahongal 3.00 0

8 Ramadurga 9.40 3

9 Nippani 3.50 9

10 Chikkodi 6.00 36

11 Athani 28.00 5

12 Kagevada 20.00 0

SEZ

Industrial Areas

Industrial Estates

Cooperative Industrial Area

Education

Tourism

The district has 9 engineering, 3 medical, 2 Technical and 10 polytechnics colleges

The prominent educational institutions are:

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

K. L. E Society’s College of Engineering

SJPN Trust’s Rural Engineering College

KCE Society’s Law College

Bharatesh Homoeopathic Medical College

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Institute of Management Education and Research (IMER)

Gokak waterfalls, located on the Ghataprabha River ,resembles the Niagara Falls on a smaller scale with a horse shoe shaped crest.

Yellama Temple, situated at a distance of 78 kms from the Belgaum city. The temple is built in the Chalukyan and Rashtrakuta Style and the Carvings reflect the Jain architecture. The temple was constructed by Bomappa Naik of Raybag in the year 1514.

Belgaum Fort, located in the heart of the city, is an ancient architectural pre-muslim monument where mosques and temples co-exist in perfect harmony.

Navilutirtha, a low valley is situated between 2 hills. The Malaprabha dam situated here serves as a good scenic spot.

Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon (Degamve / Devgram), built in the 12th Century, is famous for its rich antiquity and Kadamba style architecture.

Kasamalgi Parshwanatha is a remote village where, an Idol of Bhagwan Parshwanath dating to the 11th Century was recovered while digging in a Government School premises during 2005.

J. N. Medical College

KLE College of Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological

University

SJPN Trust Hira

Sugar College

KCE Society’s

Law College

Bharatesh Medical College

Shelf of Projects

Project District/ Location Sector Sub-sectorInvestment Potential (Rs. Cr)

Sponsoring Authority

Wind Energy Plant

Hill ranges of Sureban,Yere Kittur, Kallur, Mallur and Basidoni

Energy Wind Energy N/A KREDL

Wind Energy PlantHill ranges of Halolli to Katkol (Godachi, Khanpet, Torgal)

Energy Wind Energy N/A KREDL

Wind Energy PlantHill ranges of Soudatti to Ugargol

Energy Wind Energy N/A KREDL

Wind Energy PlantHill ranges of Hanumana Hatti to Kakti

Energy Wind Energy N/A KREDL

Gas based 700MW power plant – (Gas Requirement 3.2 MMSCMD)

Belgaum EnergyThermal Generation

3,500 PCKL

Defense and Aerospace Equipment/ component Manufacturing Plant

Quest Aerospace SEZ, Belgaum

Engineering Aerospace 5,000

Department of Commerce & Industries

Quest Aerospace SEZ Belgaum Engineering Infrastructure 150

Department of Commerce & Industries

Light Engineering Products Quest Aerospace SEZ EngineeringOther Manufacturing

500

Department of Commerce & Industries

R&D Park Belgaum Education R&D 300

Department of Higher Education

Low-cost hospital Belgaum HealthPrimary/ secondary medical care

100

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Geriatic care and nursing homes

Belgaum HealthTertiary medical care

50

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Radiology Diagnostics and Dialysis Centers

Belgaum HealthTertiary medical care

10

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Industrial Areas in PRIDe Corridor

Hukeri Industrial Infrastructure PRIDe Corridor

7,376

Department of Commerce & Industries

Integrated Township Kittur Urban Infrastructure

Greenfield Integrated Townships

N/A Karnataka Housing Board

Outer Ring Road Belgaum (27 KM) Urban Infrastructure Ring Roads

180 DULT

Development of Modern Bus Station and Commercial Building on NWKRTC site

Belgaum Urban Infrastructure

Bus Stations/ Terminals

26 NWKRTC

Bus Terminal/Multi Modal Hub Belgaum (opposite Railway Station)

Urban Infrastructure

Bus Stations/ Terminals N/A Transport

Department

Parking Facilities Belgaum Urban Infrastructure Parking

4 Transport Department

MSWM - Collection & Transportation Belgaum Urban

InfrastructureSolid Waste Management

30 DMA

ProjectDistrict/ Location

Sector Sub-sectorInvestment Potential (Rs. Cr)

Sponsoring Authority

Underground Drainage Scheme

Sankeshwar BelgaumUrban Infrastructure

Sewerage & Drainage

29 DMA

Underground Drainage Scheme

Hukkeri BelgaumUrban Infrastructure

Sewerage & Drainage 19 DMA

Underground Drainage Scheme

Sadalga BelgaumUrban Infrastructure

Sewerage & Drainage 24 DMA

24X 7 Water supply on PPP basis

Sankheshwar BelgaumUrban Infrastructure

Water Supply 26.84 KUWSDB

24X 7 Water supply on PPP basis

Hukkeri BelgaumUrban Infrastructure

Water Supply 14.09 KUWSDB

Wine Park in Krishna Valley

Belgaum BelgaumAgri Infrastructure

Wine Parks 55 Department of Horticulture/ Food Karnataka Limited

Agri-investment Region

Belgaum BelgaumAgri Infrastructure

Investment Region 200

Department of Agriculture/ Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing & Export Corporation Limited (KAPPEC)

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