TWO PROGRESSIVE STATES OF

BHARATH

Seemandhra regions are the

1. Vizag region in Uttarandhra,

2. Rayalaseema Arc comprising Kurnool, Anantapur,

Tirupathi, Kadapa and Chittoor

3. ‘Kalahasti – Nadikudi spine’, which refers to land along the

proposed Kalahasti-Nadikudi railway line, which may emerge

as a development region.

There are 8 functioning airports / airstrips. The main airports

are at Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati – which will

be upgraded to international airports. Three more airports

have been proposed for development at Putaparathi,

Cuddapah, and Rajahmundhry. The state contemplates the

development of airports at Kuppam, Kurnool, Nellore,

Srikakulam and Vijayanagaram.

The two regions in the state are Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema.

These two regions comprised of 13 districts, with 9 in Coastal Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema.

Andhra is bestowed with two mighty river systems of Krishna and Godavari.

Its varied topography ranging from the hills of Eastern Ghats and Nallamallas to the shores of Bay of Bengal supports varied ecotypes, rich diversity of flora and fauna.

Seemandhra has special

economic zone in Vizag and

power generation capacity of

nearly 5,626 MW from both

thermal and hydel projects

against the demand of 4,000

MW from all categories of

consumers. It has a superfluous

fishing industry,

Chandrababu Naidu

Visakhapatnam a commercial hub of the state

with a GDP of $26 billion followed by

Vijayawada with a GDP of $3 billion as of 2010,

and is expected to increase to $17 billion by

2025. There are a total of 28 cities with a

population of 100,000 and above in the state at

the 2011 Census, while Visakhapatnam and

Vijayawada are the two million-plus cities.

The new capital of Andhra Pradesh will be called Amaravati, after the

historical capital of the Satavahana dynasty in second century A.D.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu made the announcement:

“We have created history as we laid the foundation for our

‘Amaravati’, the Peoples Capital on 22nd October 2015. We aspire

to make Amaravati a true people's capital, a destination of

opportunities and a city of the future. Amaravati beckons us to

rededicate ourselves in this mission. I invite you to join me in

building our Praja Rajadhani "Amaravati" brick by brick "

Amaravati: proposed capital city of A P. The capital

is located on the banks of the River Krishna in

Guntur district.

The new city will cover a site of approximately

217.23 sq. km., within the A P Capital Region.

The Capital Region itself will cover an area of

8,352.69 sq. km., straddling on both sides of the

Krishna River, in Guntur and Krishna districts.

Amravati or Amareswaram is regarded holy because of

the presence of the Krishna river, Sthalamahatyam, a

vital Kshetra and the Sri Mahalinga Murthy.

Five different forms of Lord Shiva are called

'Pranaveswara', 'Agasteswara', 'Kosaleswara',

'Someswara' and 'Parthiveswara'.

Lord Shiva, present in the form of a 15 ft. high white

marble Shiva lingam. the temple is surrounded by four

high gopuras built in typical Dravidian style

A Singapore consortium has

been appointed master planners

for the new Andhra Pradesh

capital city and surrounding

region, including an 8 Sq km

seed development area. This is

the first phase of the capital city

development project, which is a

partnership between Singapore

and Andhra Pradesh.

Amaravati is also known as 'Punya-kshetra'. When

Subramanya killed the demon Tarakasura, the

Shivalingam in his throat broke and fell in five different

spots, which became the Pancharama kshetras. The

foremost of these is Amareswara at Amaravati where

Indra and the Devas are believed to have worshipped

Shiva.

Amareswaram is considered sacred because of three

things, the Krishna River, an important 'Kshetra' with a

'Sthalamahatyam' and the 'Sri Mahalinga Murthy', which

are three sacred principles embodied in one.

It was also the capital of Satavahanas, the first great

Andhra kings who ruled from the 2nd century BCE to

the 3rd century CE, after the downfall of Maurya empire.

The foundation stone of the proposed city was laid

at Uddandarayunipalem village of Guntur district

by P M Narendra Modi in October 2015.

The new capital is named after the historic site of

Amaravathi, which will also be a part of the Capital

Region.

The cities of Guntur and Vijayawada are the major

suburbs of the proposed capital

An artist’s impression of Amaravati, the Singapore-designed capital of

Andhra Pradesh that’s taking shape on the banks of the Krishna river.

Amaravati will be six times bigger than Chennai, that is now one of the

biggest cities in southern India. River Krishna is a great source of water

for the new capital city and its residents. In fact, the government plans to

revive decades-old waterways and canals linking the Amaravati with

cities in the Krishna delta.

“Singapore is happy to partner Andhra Pradesh on

the capital city development project. Both Surbana

and Jurong International began as government

planning units and have proven track records in

developing cities, townships and industrial parks in

Singapore, India and around the world.

The companies are privileged to be appointed as

master planners, and will bring their expertise and

experience to work with Andhra Pradesh officials on

developing a world-class capital city.”

Without Hyderabad, and before Amaravati

is real, is what is worth seeing is really ‘see-

able’ in Andhra, or we have to wait till the

tourist facilities improve?

Can we say Seemandhra is See Andhra?

Borra Caves, Katiki Waterfalls? What-else?

Andhra Pradesh hosted 121.8 million visitors in 2015, a

30% growth in tourist arrivals over the previous year.[13]

The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati is one of the

world's most visited religious sites, with 18.25 million

visitors per year.

Other pilgrimage centers in Andhra Pradesh include the

Mahachaitya at Amaravathi, and the Kanaka Durga Temple

in Vijayawada, while the state's natural attractions include

the beaches of Visakhapatnam, hill stations such as the

Araku Valley and Horsley Hills, and the island of

Konaseema in the Godavari River delta.

Thirteen districts, mostly along 974 km coastline, have

much tourist potential with investment that can bring in

returns.

For example, improve Machilipatnam (Masula), a port

town, where cyclone finished off over 30000 people

during 1864 cyclone. Establish a Natural Disaster

Mitigation Training Centre against Flood, Earthquake

and Cyclone there. Is there a memorial there?

Rock-cut Buddha statue at

Bojjannakonda near Anakapalle,

Visakhapatnam

TELANGANA

Two new States were formed

from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

Telangana consisted of the 10

districts of Hyderabad, Adilabad,

Khammam, Karimnagar,

Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda,

Nizamabad, Rangareddy, and

Warangal. (Now reorganised into

31 districts in 2017)

Telangana, Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra

were regions of the linguistic State of Andhra

Pradesh, from which now Telangana and

Andhra (or Seemandhra) have been formed.

Telangana was a region that was formerly part

of Hyderabad State ruled by the Nizam.

The Telangana region has an area of 114,840

square kilometres (44,340 sq mi), and a

population of 35,286,757 (2011 census) which

is 41.6% of Andhra Pradesh state population.

After two years, in October 2016, 21 new districts

were created in the state. The districts included

Siddipet, Jangaon, Vikarabad, Jayashankar,

Jagtial, Peddapally, Warangal (Rural), Yadadri,

Kamareddy, Medak, Mancheriyal, Mahabubabad,

Rajanna, Asifabad, Kothagudem, Wanaparthy,

Suryapet, Nirmal, Nagarkurnool, Jogulamba and

Medchal / Malkajgiri.

Ten districts form the State,

with 17 Lok Sabha seats and

119 assembly seats.

HMDA or Hyderabad

Metropolitan Development

Authority covers 7073 sq.

km. with a population of over

Seven Million. It is almost

twice the size of Goa and

even bigger than the National

Capital Territory of Delhi.

Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao

BIO-RESOURCE:

FOREST AREAS

FRIUT GROWING

MINERALS:

COAL,

LIMESTONE,

BAUXITE,

MICA

Most of Godavari in Telangana is flowing 3 meters

below the surface level, so proposed irrigation

projects are lift Irrigation system, which has to be

organized to ensure a properly functioning system.

There are challenges to meet the energy demand

and to develop infrastructure. A smaller state has

to focus on issues to ensure better inclusive

development All resources of ten districts could

be used within the ten districts.

Telangana is a semi-arid area and has mostly hot

and dry climate. Summers start in March, and peak

in May with average high temperatures in the 42 °C

(108 °F) range. The monsoon arrives in June and

lasts until September with about 755 mm (29.7-inch)

of precipitation. A dry, mild winter starts in late

November and lasts until early February. With little

humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C

(72–73 °F) range, this is the most comfortable time

of the year.

Butcher community that ekes out a living only

through animal trade and slaughter are now

under the rising right wing vigilantism that is

proving a menace to them.

Two Acts, viz, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Act and Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal

Preservation Act are quoted even when Animal

Husbandry Department confirms the animals

that are fit for slaughter.

Hindu Muslim difference. Do we need ‘Prevent

Cruelty to Fellow Human Act ‘?

A bill may be passed in the Parliament, to make

the stretch of Godavari from Nasik to Rajahmundry

as National Waterway.

Telangana government has requested to include

the stretch from Kaleshwaram to Bhadrachalam as

part of the National Waterway 4., from

Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry, already declared

in may 2015.

Hyderabad has Cyber Towers at HITEC City

and T-Hub in Gachibowli.

IIIT-H campus- Gachibowli, Incubator for start

ups

Innovation Fund to provide venture capital.

A pool of Mentors, International Outposts to

help enterprises.

Entertainment Technology

Cyber Security

Data Analytics

A PPP between the Govt. of Tele, IIIT-H, Indian

School of Business., NALSAR and Some other

organisations.

A mechanism to promote start-ups.

To build on Hyderabad’s image in comparison

with Bengaluru.

Govt. is unlikely to pick up a stake in the start-

ups.

Early stage start-ups have one year to prove

themselves.

Amaravati, the new capital city for

Seemandhra to come up between Guntur

and Vijaywada is well connected.