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INDIAN STATE : ANDHRA PRADESH
General Information
Andhra Pradesh located strategically in the central
region of the Indian sub-continent has a large part
of the generic Indian floral and faunal representation.
The state has a large river system which supplements
the rainfall in the state. The total surface water of
entire river systems across the state is estimated at
2,764 TMC at 75% dependability. Andhra Pradesh is bordered
on the south by Tamil Nadu state, on the west by Karnataka
state, on the north and northwest by Maharashtra state,
on the northeast by Madhya Pradesh and Orissa states,
and on the east by the Bay of Bengal. The northern area
of Andhra Pradesh is mountainous. The highest peak Mahendragiri
rises 1500 m above the sea level. The climate is generally
hot and humid.The capital city of the state is Hyderabad,
which is cosmopolitan, convenient and accessible.
Andhra Pradesh state is endowed with bountiful natural
and human resources.Andhra Pradesh is situated in a
tropical region and has the second longest coastline
in the country, indicating rich potential for marine
fisheries. The state is ranked fourth largest in the
country in terms of area and has a projected population
of 84 million. The state has a rich and diverse forest
area having wide and varied vegetation types enriched
by a variety of flora and fauna.
Geographic Information
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Districts
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Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam,
East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur,
Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Ananthapur, Kadapa,
Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nizamabad,
Karimanagar, Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda
and Hyderabad.
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Major cities
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Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupathi,
Warangal, Guntur, Kakinada, Nellore and Kurnool
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Coastline length
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974 Kms
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Major Rivers
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Krishna, Godavari, Thungabadra
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| Climate
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Maximum Temperature
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44.8 °C during summers.
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Minimum Temperature
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11.3 °C during winters.
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Economic Infrastructure
Roads
The total road network in the
state is 69,051 Kms . Of this, the National Highways
constitute 4,648 Kms, the State Highways constitute
10,519 Kms and major district roads constitute 32,170
Kms and rural roads 21,714 Kms. The density with reference
to Road & Bridges road network in the state is 0.23
Kms per one square kilometer and 0.86 Kms per 1,000
persons.The surface details of the road length are Cement
Concrete (CC) roads 2,854 Kms; BT roads 31,502 Kms,
Water Bound Macadam (WBM) roads 22,284 Kms and Gravel
72,677 Kms.
There are 17 National Highways in the State covering
a length of 4727 Kms, of which four-lane and above are
2045 Kms, two-lane are 2340 Kms and intermediate lane
are 123 Kms and 240 Kms is single lane. The density
of National Highways is 6.202 Kms per lakh population
in the state and in terms of area coverage a length
of 17.186 Kms is available for every 1,000 Sq. Kms in
the state. The corresponding figures at all India level
are 6.40 Kms and 19.95 Kms respectively.
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