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Category | Year Book |
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State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Alluri Sitharama Raju Anakapalli Anantapur Annamayya Bapatla Chittoor East Godavari Eluru Guntur Kakinada Konaseema Krishna Kurnool Nandyal Ntr Palnadu Parvathipuram Manyam Prakasam Spsr Nellore Sri Sathya Sai Srikakulam Tirupati Visakhapatanam Vizianagaram West Godavari Y.S.R. |
Block | A.Konduru Achanta Achutapuram Addanki Addateegala Adoni Agali Agiripalli Ainavilli Akividu Alamuru Allagadda Allavaram Allur Alur Amadagur Amadalavalasa Amalapuram Amarapuram Amaravathi Ambajipeta Amruthalur Anakapalle Anandapuram Anantapur Ananthagiri Ananthasagaram Anaparthy Anumasamudrampeta Araku Valley Ardhaveedu Aspari Atchempet Atlur Atmakur Atmakur Atmakur Atreyapuram Attili Avanigadda B.Kodur B.Kothakota Badangi Badvel Baireddipalle Balayapalle Balijipeta Ballikurava Banaganapalle Bandi Atmakur Bangarupalem Bantumilli Bapatla Bapulapadu Bathalapalle Bellamkonda Beluguppa Bestavaripeta Bethamcherla Bhamini Bhattiprolu Bheemunipatnam Bhimadole Bhimavaram Bhoghapuram Biccavolu Bobbili Bogole Bollapalle Bommanahal Bondapalle Brahmamgarimatham. Brahmasamudram Buchinadidu Khandriga Bukkapatnam Bukkarayasamudram Burja Butchayyapeta Butchireddipalem Buttayagudem C.Belagal Chagalamarri Chagallu Chakrayapet Challapalli Chandarlapadu Chandra Sekhara Puram Chandragiri Chapadu Chatrai Chebrole Cheedikada Cheepurupalle Chejerla Chennekothapalle Chennur Cherukupalle Chilakaluripet Chilamathur Chillakur Chimakurthi Chinaganjam Chinnagottigallu Chinnamandem Chintakomma Dinne Chintalapudi Chintapalle Chintoor Chippagiri Chirala Chittamur Chittoor Chitvel Chodavaram Chowdepalle Cumbum D.Hirehal Dachepalle Dagadarthi Dakkili Darsi Dattirajeru Denduluru Denkada Devanakonda Devarapalle Devarapalle Devipatnam Dharmavaram Dhone Alias Dronachalam Donakonda Doravarisatram Dornala Dornipadu Duggirala Dumbriguda Durgi Duttalur Duvvur Dwarakatirumala Edlapadu Elamanchili Eluru Etcherla G.Konduru G.Madugula Gadivemula Gajapathinagaram Gajuwaka Galiveedu Gampalagudem Ganapavaram Gandepalle Gandlapenta Gangadhara Nellore Gangavaram Gangavaram Ganguvarisigadam Gannavaram Gantyada Gara Garividi Garladinne Garugubilli Ghantasala Giddaluru Gokavaram Gollaprolu Golugonda Gonegandla Gooty Gopalapuram Gopavaram Gorantla Gospadu Gudem Kotha Veedhi Gudibanda Gudipala Gudivada Gudlavalleru Gudluru Gudupalle Gudur Gudur Guduru Gummagatta Gummalakshmipuram Guntakal Guntur Gurazala Gurla Gurramkonda Halaharvi Hanumanthuni Padu Hindupur Hiramandalam Holagunda Hukumpeta I. Polavaram Ibrahimpatnam Ichapuram Indukurpet Inkollu Ipur Iragavaram Irala Jaggampeta Jaggayyapeta Jaladanki Jalumuru Jami Jammalamadugu Janakavaram Ponguluru Jangareddigudem Jeelugumilli Jiyyammavalasa Jupadu Bungalow K.Kotapadu K.V.B.Puram Kadapa Kadiam Kadiri Kaikalur Kajuluru Kakinada Rural Kakinada Urban Kakumanu Kalakada Kalasapadu Kalidindi Kaligiri Kalikiri Kalla Kallur Kaluvoya Kalyandrug Kamalapuram Kamavarapukota Kambadur Kambhamvaripalle Kanaganapalle Kanchikacherla Kanchili Kandukur Kanekal Kanigiri Kankipadu Kapileswarapuram Karamchedu Karapa Karempudi Karlapalem Karvetinagar Kasimkota Katrenikona Kavali Kaviti Khajipet Kirlampudi Kodavalur Kodumur Kodur Koduru Koilakuntla Kolimigundla Kollipara Kollur Komarada Komarolu Konakanamittla Kondapi Kondapuram Kondapuram Korisapadu Korukonda Kosigi Kota Kotabommili Kotananduru Kotauratla Kotha Patnam Kothacheruvu Kothapalle Kothapeta Kothavalasa Kotturu Kovur Kovvur Kowthalam Koyyalagudem Koyyuru Krishnagiri Krosuru Kruttivennu Kudair Kukkunur Kunavaram Kundurpi Kuppam Kurabalakota Kurichedu Kurnool Kurupam L.N Peta Lakkavarapukota Lakkireddipalle Laveru Lepakshi Lingala Lingapalem Lingasamudram Machavaram Macherla Machilipatnam Madakasira Madanapalle Maddikera (East) Maddipadu Madugula Mahanandi Makavarapalem Makkuva Malikipuram Mamidikuduru Mandapeta Mandasa Mandavalli Mangalagiri Mantralayam Manubolu Maredumilli Markapur Marripadu Marripudi Martur Medikonduru Meliaputti Mentada Merakamudidam Midthur Mogalthur Mopidevi Movva Muddanur Mudigubba Mudinepalle Mulakalacheruvu Mummidivaram Munagapaka Munchingi Puttu Mundlamuru Muppalla Musunuru Muthukur Mydukur Mylavaram Mylavaram Nadendla Nagalapuram Nagaram Nagari Nagayalanka Naguluppala Padu Naidupeta Nakkapalle Nallacheruvu Nallajerla Nallamada Nambulapulikunta Nandalur Nandavaram Nandigam Nandigama Nandikotkur Nandivada Nandyal Narasannapeta Narasaraopeta Narayanavanam Narpala Narsapur Narsipatnam Nathavaram Nekarikallu Nellimarla Nellipaka Nellore Rural Nidadavole Nidamarru Nimmanapalle Nindra Nizampatnam Nuzendla Nuzvid Obuladevarecheruvu Obulavaripalle Ongole Orvakal Owk Ozili P.Gannavaram Pachipenta Paderu Padmanabham Pagidyala Pakala Palacole Palakoderu Palakonda Palamaner Palasa Palasamudram Pamarru Pamarru Pamidi Pamidimukkala Pamulapadu Pamur Panyam Paravada Parchur Parigi Parvathipuram Pathapatnam Pattikonda Payakaraopeta Peapully Peda Araveedu Peda Bayalu Pedacherlo Palle Pedagantyada Pedakakani Pedakurapadu Pedana Pedanandipadu Pedapadu Pedaparupudi Pedapudi Pedavegi Peddakadabur Peddamandyam Peddamudium Peddapanjani Peddapappur Peddapuram Peddathippasamudram Peddavadugur Pellakur Penagalur Penamaluru Pendlimarri Pendurthi Pentapadu Penuganchiprolu Penugonda Penukonda Penumantra Penumuru Peravali Phirangipuram Piduguralla Piler Pitchatur Pithapuram Pittalavanipalem Podalakur Podili Poduru Polaki Polavaram Ponduru Ponnaluru Ponnur Porumamilla Prathipadu Prathipadu Proddatur Pulicherla H/O Reddivaripalle Pulivendla Pullalacheruvu Pullampeta Punganur Pusapatirega Puthalapattu Putlur Puttaparthi Puttur Racherla Rajahmundry Rural Rajahmundry Urban Rajam Rajampet Rajanagaram Rajavommangi Rajupalem Rajupalem Ramabhadrapuram Ramachandrapuram Ramachandrapuram Ramagiri Ramakuppam Ramapuram Ramasamudram Rambilli Rampachodavaram Ranastalam Rangampeta Raptadu Rapur Ravikamatham Ravulapalem Rayachoty Rayadurg Rayavaram Razole Reddigudem Regidi Amadalavalasa Renigunta Rentachintala Repalle Roddam Rolla Rolugunta Rompicherla Rompicherla Routhulapudi Rudravaram S.Rayavaram Sabbavaram Sakhinetipalle Salur Samalkota Sambepalle Sangam Sanjamala Sankhavaram Santhabommali Santhakavati Santhamaguluru Santhanuthala Padu Santhipuram Ho Arimuthanapalle Saravakota Sarubujjili Sattenapalle Satyavedu Savalyapuram Seethampeta Seethanagaram Seethanagaram Seetharamapuram Settur Sidhout Simhadripuram Singanamala Singarayakonda Sirivel Sodam Somala Somandepalle Sompeta Sri Avadutha Kasinayana Srikakulam Srikalahasti Srirangarajapuram Srisailam Srungavarapukota Sullurpeta Sydapuram T.Narasapuram T.Sundupalle Tada Tadepalle Tadepalligudem Tadikonda Tadimarri Tadipatri Tallur Talupula Tanakal Tangutur Tanuku Tarlupadu Tekkali Tenali Thallapudi Thallarevu Thamballapalle Thavanampalle Therlam Thondangi Thondur Thotapalligudur Thotlavalluru Thottambedu Thullur Tirupati (Rural) Tiruvuru Tripuranthakam Tsundur Tuggali Tuni U.Kothapalle Udayagiri Ulavapadu Undi Undrajavaram Unguturu Unguturu Uppalaguptam Uravakonda Uyyalawada Vadamalapeta Vajrakarur Vajrapukotturu Vakadu Vallur Valmikipuram Vangara Varadaiahpalem Vararamachandrapuram Varikuntapadu Vatsavai Vatticherukuru Vedurukuppam Veeraballi Veeraghattam Veerapanayani Palle Veeravasaram Veerullapadu Velairpad Veldurthi Veldurthy Veligandla Velugodu Vempalle Vemula Vemuru Venkatachalam Venkatagiri Venkatagirikota Vepada Vetapalem Vidapanakal Vidavalur Vijayapuram Vijayawada Rural Vijayawada Urban Vinjamur Vinukonda Visakhapatnam(Rural) Vissannapet Vizianagaram Voletivari Palem Vontimitta Vuyyuru Y. Ramavaram Yadamari Yadiki Yddana Pudi Yelamanchili Yeleswaram Yellanur Yemmiganur Yerpedu Yerragondapalem Yerraguntla Yerravaripalem Zarugumilli |
Year of Issue | 2014 |
Number of Authors | 2 |
Name of Authors | A. B. Kawade, P. Sudhakar |
Keywords | Location and Extent; Physiography, Drainage and Soil; Hydrometeorology; Geology; Ground Water Regime Monitoring; Ground Water Quality |
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Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest State in India covering geographical area of 2,75, 068 sq.km. Physiographically, Andhra Pradesh State can be divided into three distinct zones, viz., Coastal Plains, Eastern Ghats and Western Pedeplains. The landforms, altitude and drainage pattern are different in each zone. The first two units stretch from Northeast to Southwest in a narrow strip while the western pedeplains occupy rest of the area. The coastal plains stretch from Kalingapatnam (Srikakulam district) in the north to Pulicot (Nellore district) in the south along a narrow strip, which broadens in the middle along Godavari - Krishna deltas (up to 80 sq.km). The altitude of coastal plains ranges from sea level at the coast to 150 - 200 m amsl on the west. The Eastern Ghats follow the Coastal Plains stretching closely from one end to the other except in area between the Godavari and Krishna rivers. The hill ranges trend in NE - SW direction in the north and in N-S direction in the south and attain elevation of 600 to 1200 m amsl. A major part of the State covering part of Rayalaseema region (Kurnool and Anantapur districts), fall in this category of physiographic unit. The pedeplains show rolling topography with flat to undulating tracts. This plateau in the interior of the State extends largely between elevation of 150 to 600 m amsl except at places where it is overlain by Basaltic Lava flows, the elevation of which ranges from 600 to 900 m amsl. The State is drained by 40 major and minor rivers. The important rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Palar, Vamsadhara, and Nagavalli. Godavari and Krishna rivers and their tributaries drain the northern and central part and Pennar river drains the southern part of the state before confluence in to Bay of Bengal. There are 3 major basins and 11 medium river basins in the state. The climate of the state is tropical in nature and is influenced by the topographical variations and maritime influence. The Deccan Plateau has more of a temperate climate than the coastal belt. The Eastern Ghats in Vishakhapatnam and its neighbourhood play a significant role, which acts as a barrier to easterly winds in association with depression from Bay of Bengal during the southwestern monsoon. A wide variety of geological formations occur in Andhra Pradesh, ranging from the oldest Archaean crystalline rocks to Recent alluvium. Major part of the State is underlain by gneissic complex with a structural fill of sedimentary rocks and basin-fill of meta-sedimentary rocks. The gneissic complex is overlain by basaltic lava flows in the northwestern part and is intruded by several younger rocks – granites, dolerites, pegmatites, etc. Ground Water Regime Monitoring as lithounits, Hydrogeologically, are classified into three groups, namely- i) Consolidated formations ii) Semi-consolidated formations and iii) Unconsolidated formations. Hydrogeologically, there are three distinct aquifer units in the State. The rocks of Archaean and Pre-Cambrian age and the massive Deccan Traps constitute the hard rock aquifers constituting about 87% of the total aquifers. The semi-consolidated sedimentary formations comprising Gondwanas, Inter-trappeans, Infra-trappeans, Rajahmundry sandstones form soft rocks aquifers and the granular sandy litho units constitute the alluvial aquifers. The granites, granite gneisses, Khondalites and Charnockites, constituting the Archaeans and Pre-Cambrian rocks cover major part of the State. The semi-consolidated sedimentary formations, Gondwanas, infra-trappeans, intertrappeans, Rajahmundry sandstones and laterites, constitute the soft rocks in the State. Groundwater plays an important role in global drinking water supply and food security. With rapid growth of population, the development and use of ground water for domestic, irrigation and industrial purposes has increased too many fold. 520 number of ground water monitoring wells throughout the state to assess the quality of ground water from shallow aquifers in Andhra Pradesh during May, 2013. In general pH is in the range of 7.03 to 9.23. Alkalinity exceeds BIS limit of 600 mg/L in 43 samples in the state. Electrical Conductivity 13000 µS/cm is found in ground water at Upparigudem, Krishna district, due to saline water intrusion. High values of Hardness (2102 mg/L) is found in ground water at Marteru, West Godavari district. Chloride concentration 4000 mg/L is observed at K.Bhetipudi, West Godavari district, indicative of Saline water intrusion. Sulphate concentration is very High (1013 mg/L) at Upparigudem, Krishna district. Highest concentration of Nitrate (2410 mg/L) is found in ground water at Utukuru, Guntur district. Highest Fluoride content is noticed (5.3 mg/L) at Podili, Prakasam district.