Brief
about District
Profile
: Ranga Reddy District was formed on 15th August,
1978 by carving out some portion of Hyderabad Urban
Taluk & the merger of the entire Rural and Urban
Areas of the remaining Taluks of Erstwhile Hyderabad
District.
This
District is primarily the Rural hinterland for Hyderabad
City feeding the powerful commercial Centre with
various Raw Materials, agriculture produce and fininshed
products.
Origin
of the Name : The Name of the District was Hyderabad
(Rural) to begin with. It was changed as K.V. Ranga
Reddy District and later on Ranga Reddy District.
It
was named after Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh Sri K.V. Ranga Reddy.
Location
: The District is located in the Central Part of
the Deccan Plateau and lies between 160 30' and
180 20' of North Latitude and 77030' and 79030'
of East Longitudes.
Boundaries
: The District is bounded on the North by Medak
District, East by Nalgonda District, South by Mahaboobnagar
District, West by Gulbarga District & North West
of Bidar District of Karnataka State. It covers
an area of 7564.88 Sq. Kms.
History
: Ranga Reddy District is at the cross roads
of India geographically, historically and has been
the meeting ground for the fusion of various civilisations,
religions, races, cultures, languages and traditions
with the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad
as its core.
This
District including present Hyderabad Urban District
was formerly known as Atrafe- Balda District and
was a part of the gulshanabad, Medak Division (Subah).
In 1931-34 Baghat taluk from Atraf-e-Balda District.
was made a separate Baghat District under the Commissioner
(Subedar) of Medak Division. After police Action
in 1948., Atraf-a-Balda and Baghat District were
merged to from the Hyderabad District. Later in
1978, it was split into Hyderabad Urban District
and Hyderabad Rural District or Ranga Reddy District.
Administrative
Divisions : Prior to 25-5-1985, the District
was administered with 3 Revenue Divisions and 11
taluks . These Taluks had been further sub-divided
into 42 Firkas, Each of which in turn consists of
a Number of Villages.
However
11 erstwhile Taluks were delimited into 10 Panchayat
Samithis, almost coterminus with the taluks except
for a few minor changes in respect of Medchal, Hayathnagar,
Ibrahimpatnam, Maheshwaram and Rajendranagar Taluks.
RIVERS
: The District can be divided into three broad
basins. A major part (about 65 percent) of the District
is covered by the Musi River Basin. which rises
in Ananthagiri Hills. It flows from West to East,
pass through Hyderabad city and flows towards Nalgonda
District within the limits of which it joins the
Krishna River near Wadapalli (Wazirabad)
.Use
of water for irrigation purposes from Musi has however,
been banned because of the rights created for Hyderabad
City water supply in the shape of Osman Sagar and
Himayath Sagar for drinking water and irrigation
rights to Musi projects in Nalgonda District.
A
reservoir called Osmansagar across the Musi and
another called Himayathsagar across the Eisa river.
a tributory of the Musi are situated at a distance
of 19.31 and 9.66 Kms. respectively from Hyderabad.
The
next largest basin in the District is the Kagna
Basin, a tributory of Bhima River and all new irrigation
projects are proposed in this basin. There is good
potential in this which can irrigate large areas.
This potential is not, however, fully exploited.
The third basin in the District is the Manjira basin,
which is part of the Godavari basin where the area
under irrigation is very limited.
FOREST
AND FAUNA :
FORESTS
: The District cannot boast of any important
timber yielding forests. This is because of the
low rainfall and inhospitable soil conditions.
The
inferior type of forests (from economic point of
view) yield only thorn, fuel and small timber which
the soil can sustain. In the Eastern portion of
the District the forests are mostly restricted to
isolated hills while in the western portion, they
are confined to the slopes of the hillocks and plateau.
The
Forest area of the District forms about 7.63% of
the total geographical area. The situation of the
state Capital in the midst of the District and the
high density of population have great bearing on
the development of these forests in the District.
The forests have therefore, receded and generally
restricted to hills and slopes where in plough cannot
work easily.
Fauna
: It is on record that, in 1900s the District
with its low shrubby jungles was the home of leopards,
bears, heynnans and occassionally tigers while in
the more opened plains the entelope were in plenty.
The game reserves for the ruling family in the erst-while
Hyderabad State and were stocked with them for the
exclusive enjoyment of the nobles.
Now
the forests have receded into narrow pockets and
so also the game. Blackbuck, Chital or Spotted deer
and Samber can still be seen in Rasanam (Rasanam),
Dharur (Gingurthi) Tattepalli, Nagulpalle and Thirumalapur
(Thirmapur), Gokafeasalwar (Rangampally) Naskal
Forest blocks, Wildboar is found all over the forests.
Jackal and fox are common even now in the open.
So also Peacock, our National bird and jungle fowl
are seen in Ananthagiri block. Patridges and wild
pigeons are common, In the cold season, wild duck,
gease, teal and snipe can be seen in the small and
large tanks of the District.
CLIMATE
: The Climate of the District is characterised
by a hot Summer and is generally dry except during
the South west mansoon season. The year may be divided
into four seasons. March to May is the Summer season,
June to September constitutes the South West monsoon
season, October to December form the North East
monsoon season and January to February is the Winter
season.
RAIN-FALL
: The District has a normal Rainfall of 781.5
MM. the bulk of which is received through the South
West Monsoon during the period from June to September.
The Actual Rainfall received during the year 2003-2004
is 885.7 mm.
TEMPERATURE
: The records at the Meteorological observatory
station located in Hyderabad at Begumpet. It is
representative of the meteorological conditions
prevailing in the District. The mean maximum temperature
begins to raise from the middle of February and
reaches a maximum of about 300C in May. With the
onset of the south-West monsoon into the District
early in June, there is appreciable drop in temperatures
and the weather becomes more pleasant. In the beginning
of November, the decrease in both the day and night
temperature is rapid. December is the coldest month
with the mean daily maximum temperature at 28.60
C( 83.80F) and the mean daily minimum Temperature
at 13.60C(56.50F).
F
The highest maximum temperature recorded at Begumpet
was 44.40C (111.90F) on the 28th May, 1985.
F
The lowest minimum was 6.10C (43.00F) on the 8th
January, 1946.
HUMIDITY
: During the South-West monsoon season the relative
humidities are generally high, ranging between 70
and 80 percent on the average. Humidity decreases
from the post-monsoon season onwards. The driest
part of the year is the Summer season when the humidity
is generally between 30 and 35 percent in the afternoon.
WINDS
: Winds are generally light to moderate with
some increase in force during May and South West
monsoon season. During the post-monsoon season winds
are light and variable in direction in the mornings
and mostly North easternly in the afternoons. During
the later half of the cold season and in March &
April morning winds continue to be light and variable
in direction, while the after-noon winds are being
mostly easternly to South- Westernly. Winds from
Westernly direction begin to blow from May and in
the south West monsoon season winds are mainly from
Western to North Westernly direction.
SPECIAL
WEATHER PHENOMENA : Storms and depressions which
originate in the Bay of Bengal during September
and the post-monsoon months move in Westernly and
North Westernly direction across the peninsula.
Some of these depressions effect the weather over
the District causing widespread to heavy rain and
gustly winds. Thunder storms occur during Summer
season and towards the end of the South West monsoon
and early part of the post-monsoon seasons.
SOILS
: Red soils predominate in the District followed
by Black Cotton soils. The Mandals Where more than
50% of the villages have Red-Chelka soils as the
predominate soils are Medchal. Shamirpet, Qutubllapur,
Keesara, Hayathnagar, Saroornagar, Uppal, Ghatkesar,
Rajendranagar, Pargi, Doma, Shamshabad, Serilingampally,
Malkajgiri, Balanagar, Kulkacherla and Gandeed.
Dubba soils are largely found in ibrahimpatnam,
Manchal, Yacharam, Maheshwaram and Kandukur mandals
besides Red Chelka soils. The mandals where the
soils are pre dominently black are Chevella, Shahbad,
Vikarabad, Newabpet, Dharur, Pudur, Tandur, Peddemul,
Yalal, Basheerbad, Marpally, Mominpet and Bantararm.
MINERALS
: In this District, quartz and felspar are the
principal minerals. The extensively exploited quartz
veins are in the Mandals of Medchal, Maheshwaram,
Rajendranagar, Malkajgiri and Pargi and the Felspar,
the 2nd principal Mineral is also available in the
mandals of Medchal, Hayathnagar, Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar
and Malkajgiri around the District Head quarters.
Puller earth is also available in Chevella, Vikarabad
and Tandur Mandals.
Lime
Stone is available mostly in Tandur and Marpally
Mandals. In Tandur Mandal, quarries of Lime Stone
are extensively developed and the lime is sold locally.
Lime Kanker is also available in the villages of
Ibrahimpatnam Mandal and it is used as Lime Mortar
for building purposes. Clays of different type are
also available in Tandur area and these are presently
being used in the ceramic Industry.
Animal
Husbandry: Apart from the production of Milk and
Meat, the Cattle in the District are used as drought
power in Agriculture and it is an allied activity
to Agriculture. As per the Livestock Census 1999
the District has livestock population of 10.96 lakhs
and poultry population of 95.27 Lakhs.
Cropping
Pattern : The variation is the fertility of
the soils is the main cause for the difference in
the cropping pattern of the eastern and western
regions in the District. While white sandy loams
occur in the eastern region (Hayathnagar and Ibrahimpatnam),
Black cotton soils predominate the western region(Chevella,
Pargi, Vikarabad, Marpally and Tandur).The principal
crops of the District are jowar, Paddy, Ragi, Castor
and pulses. Food crops account for 83.1% and the
non foodcrops for 16.9% to the gross area sown in
the District. Grape cultivation makes the District
occupy the distinct place in the state.
Irrigation
: Gross irrigated area in 2003-2004 is 180080
acres which form only 25.01% of the gross cropped
area. Though, two good rivers traverse the District
there are no irrigation projects. River Musi rounds
through the District untapped for irrigation until
it feeds the Himayatsagar and Osmanasagar tanks
mainly for drinking water purpose.
However
the waters of Kagna have been utilised by a medium
project known as Kotpally project. Which has an
ayacut of 3,726 Hec. in Vikarabad, Marpally and
Tandur Mandals. The Navandgi irrigation Scheme also
on the river Kanga (Tandur area) irrigated about
550 acres. That part inderched and Gangavarm Lift
irrigation Schemes also irrigate some area in this
part. The ayacut at Kokat would irrigate 1700 acres
in this District. Through there are other medium
projects like Juntupally (Tandur area) Kotpally
(Marpally, Vikarabad and Tandur) and Laknapur (Pargi
and Dharur Mandals) they irrigate only a limited
area and as such, wells form the principal source
of irrigation in the District. An estimated number
of (40,956) wells with pumpsets exist at present
in the District with scope for many more.
Health
& Medical Facilities : There are 18 Civil Hospitals
in the District besides a T.B. Sanitorium at Anathagiri
in Vikarabad Mandal, (12) Ayurvedic, (15) Unani
and (7) Homeopathic dispensaries are functioning
in the District.
INDUSTRIES
: The Ranga Reddy District is playing an important
role in the development of industries in the State
because of its proximity to Hyderabad City. The
District is in more advantageous position for setting
up of industries as the location is nearer to the
market and also the easy availability of required
technical man-power. This District has a strong
industrial base with public sector undertakings
like BHEL (R&D), ECIL, IDPL,HCL, HAL, HMT Bearings
and NFC etc.
LARGE
& MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES : There are 497 Large
& Medium Scale Industries existing in the District
with an investment of Rs. 9048 crores, providing
an employment to 99,375 persons. Further another
12 units are under implementation with an investment
of Rs. 150 crores and an employment potential to
8200 persons. These industries manufacture variety
of Products like Steel, Telephones, Solar Photo
Voltaic Modules, Computer Stationery, Polyester
& Cotton Yarn, Tele Communivation Cables, Plastic
Products, Cement, Automobile Components, Castings,
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals and Jelly Filled/Optic Fibre
Cables.
SMALL
SCALE INDUSTRIES : There are 23642 Small Scale
Industries with an investment of Rs. 1920 Crores
providing employment to 160120 persons. In small
sector the products like fans & fan components,
Welding Electrodes, Air Conditioners, Engineering
Items, Wood & Furniture, Steel Re-rolling products,
M.S. Ignodes, Extraction of oils, Corrugated Boxes,
Battery equipment, Mineral Water, Plastic Products
and Textile Printing.
NEW
INDUSTRIAL PARKS : The following new industrial
areas have been established for setting up of the
Industrial Units in the District.
1) 141 Acres at Turkapally, Shamirpet Mandal for
setting up of Bi-Technology Park
. 2) 316 Acres at Madhapur, Serilingampally Mandal
for setting up of Information Technology Park.
3) 187 Acres at Gundlapochampally, Medchal Mandal
setting up of Apparel Export Park.
4) 230 Acres at Mankhal, Maheshwaram Mandal.
5) 110 Acres at Turkapally, Shamirpet Mandal for
setting up Knowledge park at ICICI.
6) 30 Acres at Gajularamaram for Lady Entreprenuers.
