Here below you can find the details of Krishna District’s Key Statistics, Focus Sectors in Krishna, Connectivity – Well-Connected by rail and roads to all parts of India, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Home to Kuchipudi dance, Bharat Electronics, Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City, Tourism highlights

FACTS ABOUT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Key Statistics

Area : 8,727 sq. km

Population : 45.29 lakh

Literacy rate : 74.37%

District Domestic Product : USD 8.88 billion

Focus Sectors in Krishna

Focus Sectors in Krishna

• Chemicals & Petrochemicals
• Agro & Food Processing
• Automobiles & Auto Components
• Textiles
• Metallurgy

Connectivity – Well-Connected by rail and roads to all parts of India

Machilipatnam port under development

Existing Vijayawada airport

Gannavaram Kankipadu Industrial Node to be developed under proposed VCIV

Natural Resource Endowment

Fertile soil coupled with nearly 70% of land area irrigated by Krishna River and Tributaries

Rich in Marine resources

Famous for its Limestone deposits

Industry Highlights

Automobile parts manufacturing units concentrated in Vijayawada

Home to large number of food processing and cement industries

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Missile Testing facility

Industry Highlights

Vijayawada approved under Solar Cities programme

IT hub to be developed at Vijayawada

LPG bottling plants at Krishna

Krishna designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)

Bharat Electronics

Located in Machilipatnam

Operational for 30 years

Design and manufacture of optical and opto-electronic devices used by defence and para military forces

Plan of new Opto-Electronics faculty at Nimaluru, Pamarru mandal, with investment of Rs 200 crores

Home to Kuchipudi dance

Kuchipudi, an Indian classical dance originates in Andhra Pradesh

Derives name from kuchipudi, a small village about 65 km from Vijayawada

Kuchipudi exhibits scenes from the Hindu Epics, legends and mythological tales through a combination of music, dance and acting

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

“Futuristic” Greenfield capital city in Amaravati on southern banks of River Krishna

Envisioned to be a milestone in India’s urbanization story

Amaravati capital region also covers Vijayawada city

Amaravati – Greenfield Capital City

Amaravati will be integrated through an extensive network of ports, roads, airports, and inland waterways to turn Andhra Pradesh into a well-connected economic hub.

Tourism highlights

• Prakasam Barrage
• Kanakadurga Temple
• Undavalli Caves

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