Here below you can find the details of Visakhapatnam District’s Key Statistics, Visakhapatnam City – Jewel of the East Coast, Focus Sectors in Visakhapatnam, Connectivity, Natural Resource Endowment, Industry Highlights, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Industry Highlights, Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC), Tourism Highlights

Key Statistics

Area : 11,161 sq. km

Population : 42.88 lakh

Literacy rate : 67.70%

District Domestic Product : USD 10.47 billion

VisakhapatnamCity – Jewel of the East Coast

Largest city in Andhra Pradesh

Population – 17 Lakh

Principal Commercial Hub of the State

Cosmopolitan mix of people

To be developed as a SMART City with assistance from US

Focus Sectors in Visakhapatnam

• Textiles
• Electronics
• Metallurgy
• Engineering
• Life Sciences

Connectivity – Home to India’s 5th busiest Port

Visakhapatnam and Gangavaram are operational Ports

Visakhapatnam is the 5th busiest Port in India in terms of cargo handled

Visakhapatnam Airport

Visakhapatnam Industrial Node as part of the VCIC Corridor

Natural Resource Endowment

Rich in Marine resources

Famous for its deposits of –

• Heavy mineral Beach Sand
• Graphite
• Limestone
• Calcite
• Bauxite

Industry Highlights

Home to industries in sectors such as oil refinery zinc, fertilizers, steel, dredging, heavy engineering, ship building, and power generation

Exports of marine products to tune of ~ Rs. 7,000 crore (USD 1.12 billion) accounting for 22.47% of India’s total exports in FY 2013-14

Upcoming prestigious R&D Project of Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) in Gambheeram

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Plant with capacity of 8.3 MMTPA with plans for expansion

Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) – Crude oil caverns at Visakhapatnam

Designated as a Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Only Indian shore-based steel plant

USD 3 billion turnover

Speread across 33,000 acres

Conferred with Navratna status

Industry Highlights – Aerospace and Defence

Eastern Naval Command Headquarters of the Indian Navy

Upcoming Naval base at Rayavaram village

Hindustan Shipyard Limited at Visakhapatnam

Industry Highlights – Information and Technology

IT SEZ in Rushikonda Hills housing companies like HSBC, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and WNS

To be established as a major IT hub with a built-up space of 5 million sq. ft

Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs) to be developed

Sunrise Startup Village – Incubation centre in Visakhapatnam

Industry Highlights – Pharmaceuticals

Emerged as one of the best pharmaceutical manufacturing hub in India with investments from major National & International companies

Houses more than 50% of Pharma companies in the State

Flextronics supported medical equipment manufacturing is being set up

Japan’s Eisai Pharma to start production soon

Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC) – Global destination for manufacturers of bulk drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and intermediates housing over 60 leading Pharma units

Plans to set up a Mega Life Sciences Park

Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC)

Unique, integrated apparel supply chain city spread over 1,000 acres

Ambitious example of innovation, technology and efficiency providing a platform for end-toend apparel solutions

Breakthrough concept of seamless ‘Fiber-to-Store’ integration offers unmatched advantages to global apparel chain partners

Vendor of choice for marquee clients across the globe

Tourism Highlights

Rushikonda Beach

Borra Caves

Tourism Highlights

Simhachalam Temple

Araku Valley

Tourism Highlights

Kailasagiri

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