Godavarikhani

Godavarikhani Town is a part of Ramagundam City in the Indian state of Telangana.Also called as the Manchester City, Coal City, City of Black Gold.[1] The name of the city has been coined by Geetla Janardhan Reddy as ' Godavarikhani ' as it is situated on the banks of the river 'Godavari' and 'Khani' which refers to mines as the city is known for its rich coal mines.[2] It is a part of Ramagundam Municipal Corporation, located on the banks of Godavari River in Peddapalli district Godavarikhani is Rich in Coal reserves and NTPC Limited (a navaratna company) is located in Godavarikhani which supplies electricity to 5 south Indian states including Goa. FCI (Fertilizer Corporation of India) RFCL is located at Jyothi Nagar. Ramagundam and Godavarikhani are twin cities located on the banks of River Godavari. Connected with Ramagundam railway station (Major Railway Route connecting North to south India), State Highway 1 (Telangana) also called as Rajeev Rahadari (HKR Roadways) and Ramagundam Airport at (Basanthnagar). It's one of few Municipal Corporations in Telangana. Godavarikhani is most populous city after Warangal and Karimnagar.[3] It has open cast coal mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited.[4]

Godavarikhani

Coal City , Manchester City , City of Black Gold
City
Godavarikhani
Location in Telangana, India
Godavarikhani
Godavarikhani (India)
Coordinates: 18.7519°N 79.5133°E / 18.7519; 79.5133
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictPeddapalli
Founded bySingareni Collieries Company
Named forRiver Godavari and Coal mines
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyRamagundam Municipal Corporation
Area rank6
Population
 (2011)
 • Total229,644
 • Rank6
Demonym(s)GDK people
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
505209, 505214
Telephone STD code08728
Vehicle registrationTS22
Websitehttps://ramagundamcorporation.telangana.gov.in/

Government and politics

Law and order

Ramagundam Police Commissionerate is a city police force headquartered at Godavarikhani with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Peddapalli and Mancherial Districts.

Politics

Korukanti Chandar, who won as MLA in the 2018 elections from Ramagundam constituency as an independent candidate against Former MLA Somarapu Satyanarayana who is representing the TRS party. Somarapu Satyanarayana, who won as MLA in the 2014 elections from Ramagundam constituency, has been appointed as Telangana's first TSRTC Public Transport Chairman in 2016.[5]

Education

Godavarikhani is an education center in Peddapalli District, Telangana, and has produced many renowned intellectuals, politicians, poets, and technologists over several decades. Many software students, born and educated in Godavarikhani, have migrated to major metropolitan areas in India and across the globe.

There are many schools and intermediate colleges in the city. Godavarikhani has Technology institutes, Polytechnic college, Degree & Post Graduated colleges and the CBSE School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC Ramagundam ( )

Government Colleges in Godavarikhani
  • GOVT ITI Ramagundam
  • Government Degree College Godavarikhani ( )
  • Government Junior College (Boy's) Godavarikhani
  • Government Junior College (Girl's) Godavarikhani

Bus

Godavarikhani (GDK) (Black diamond) bus depot of TSRTC ply buses to surrounding villages as well as interstate destinations.[3] There is direct connectivity of Four Lane Express Highway road from Hyderabad – Karimnagar – Ramagundam Highway which is called Rajeev Rahadari (SH-1). There is direct connectivity to Bengaluru by TSRTC and other Private Operators like Diwakar and Orange Travels.

Rail

Ramagundam railway station provides rail connectivity and its A1+ category station and on Chennai central to New Delhi main railway line which is also a potential stoppage in terms of revenue and passengers. Ramagundam has direct connectivity to almost all major cities and towns of India like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Mangalore, Gauhati, Trivandrum Central, Kanyakumari, Pune, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra etc.,

Air

Ramagundam Airport is old airport and government is planning to reopen this runway due to its proximity in between 4 districts and to make it connected to major cities.

See also

References
  1. "Minister reviews arrangements for police commissionerates". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. "Spoorthi pradhatha magardharshi Janardhana Reddy". Andhra Jyothy (in Telugu). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "Ramagundam 50°C: A day in the mining town of Telangana". The Indian Express. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. "RTI". The Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. "Somarapu to take charge as RTC chief today". Metro India News.
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