Invest in Belagavi, by Propheadlines

Project news January 31, 2022 No Comments admin

Invest in Belagavi :

The fourth-largest city in the State of Karnataka, Belagavi, is the second-largest exporter of the state with a total GDP of INR 159.65 billion. The district devotes 48% of its land for cultivation of which pulses and cereals are the most important crops. Belagavi is also known for its fruits and vegetable cultivation, including staples like onion, tomato and potato. The district is home to India’s first notified Aerospace Precision Engineering and Manufacturing SEZ centre. Belagavi is the emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure augmenting the agriculture sector and allied industries here.

Erstwhile known as Belgaum, Belagavi is one of the oldest, strong, prominent and well cultured historical place nestling high in the Western Ghats. It has an enviable heritage and lies in the zone of cultural transition between Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa with a known antiquity, clearly traceable unto 2nd Century A.D. It is also known as Malenadu or Rain Country and the vegetation here is verdant green throughout the year. Belagavi has now become one of the important districts in the state of Karnataka

Introduction : Invest in Belagavi

Located equidistant from Bengaluru and Mumbai

► Divided into 3 administrative divisions comprisinfg of 11 talukas– Athani,Ballhongal, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Gokak,Hukkeri, Khanapur, Ramdurg, Raybag,Saundatti & Kittur

► Second largest district in the State, as per 2011 Census population

► Belagavi city houses the second legislative building in the State, where the Karnataka State Legislature meets once a year

► Established trade centre for food grains,sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed and milk products

► Important centre for manufacturing of heavy machine tools

► Known as Foundry hub of Karnataka

Infrastructure & Resources

Land : Belagavi has different agro-climatic conditions and soil types that enable its agriculture and allied sector. The district employs a major part of its cultivable land i.e its 48% of net sown area for commercial cropping. It has 26% of land remaining with it, along with 12% of uncultivable land and a 14% forest cover. Land Bank Area: 225 acres

Water : Three major rivers, Krishna, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha run through the districts aiding irrigation. Belagavi has an above state average cover for irrigation, with over 58% of the net area irrigated.

Power : HESCOM or Hubballi Electricity Supply Company Limited is handling the power transmission to the district of Belagavi. The average annual consumption of power in the region is 526.618 MU for industrial use and 406.376 MU for domestic use. A solar photovoltaic plant, as well as a gas-based project are in the pipelines.

Natural Resources : Belagavi is a treasure trove of mineral resources. Apart from the huge limestone reserves, it also has rich deposits of bauxite, uranium, silica sand, aluminium, laterite, dolomite, quartzite, and china clay, fuelling the aluminum industries here.

Human Resources : With several higher education institutions along with specialized institutions like the Visvesvaraya Technological University – Belagavi provides skilled human resources across various industry sectors.

Connectivity : Belagavi has its own domestic airport and also has access to two international airports and two domestic airports. By road, it has access across three national highways while forming a golden quadrilateral as part of Pune – Bengaluru National Highway. It is also connected by three seaports including Goa.

Economy : Invest in Belagavi

GDDP is INR 42,209 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Current Prices)

► Urbanisation in the district is 25% compared to 39% in thestate

► Belagavi devotes more than 30% of its land for cultivation, which makes agriculture as the major contributing sector, since more than 50% of the area is under forest cover

► Emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure with 58 Export oriented units, 23 Sugar industries, Raisin and Jaggery cluster in Chikkodi taluk

► Foundry cluster is located in Belagavi

Agriculture Profile

Key Enablers
• Different agro climatic conditions and soil types
• Availability of water bodies for fisheries
• Existence of horticultural college, agricultural training and research institutes
• Total cropped area=10,24,970 Ha
• Area sown more than once=2,09,872 Ha
• Production of 40,000 tonnes of mango, 13,100 tonnes of grapes and 5,600 tonnes of citric fruits

Major Crops:
•Known for fruits andvegetables
•Cereals: Paddy,maize, jowar,sugarcane, oilseeds,groundnut and cotton
•Vegetables: Onion,tomatoes, potatoes,chillies, capsicum,carrot, mango

Thrust Areas
•Opportunities to integrate the value chain through VAP*based industries
•Enhancing post harvest infrastructure and storage facilities
•Improving post harvest processes
•Exploiting market potential.

Industry Profile : Invest in Belagavi

61 large and medium scale industries with aggregated investment of INR 6,831.63 crores

► 52,410 MSME with an aggregated investment of INR 3,266 crores and employment of 3,24,526
► Foundry and power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum.
► Handmade artefact clusters including dolls and toys, horn and bone, metal ware,artistic chappals, pottery, terracotta, textiles
► 200 foundries producing more than 70,000 tons of automotive and industrial castings of ferrous base
► District known as Sugar Bowl of Karnataka, with 1.5 lakh hectares beng utilized for commercial production. Annual production of sugar is 1.2 lakh quintals.
► Around 20,000 power looms and 4,546 handlooms. Yarn processing, fabric processing, calendaring, silk reeling, twisting, hosiery, knitted garments and t-shirts form an important export base.

Rich deposits of bauxite in Belagavi hasled to the creation of aluminum industries
► 1,20,000 MT of aluminum literate, over 40,000 MT of dolomite, over 45,000 MT of limestone. Minor minerals include silica,bauxite, china clay and manganese ore.
► Important center for manufacture of heavy machine tools and high pressure oil hydraulics
► Emerging hub for storage/ cold storage infrastructure

Support Infrastructure

197 kilometres of rail length in the district

► Trains connecting major cities like Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi pass through the district
NH 4A (Karnataka to Panaji) and NH 4 (Mumbai to Chennai via Bengaluru) passes through the district
► Belagavi falls on the Pune- Bengaluru part of the Quadrilateral
► Belagavi domestic airport 7 kms away from Belagavi city
► Goa airport located at a distance of 78 kms away from Belagavi city
► Nearest seaport is Goa, 78 kms away
► Karwar and Mangaluru ports located 180 and 329 kms away
► Three major rivers- Krishna, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha
► 58% of the net area irrigated, which is higher than state average Water
► Transmission in the district is being done by HESCOM
► 87 substations with a capacity to receive and disseminate 1625 MW
► Average annual consumption- 526.62 MU (industrial), 406.38 MU (domestic)
► Average annual demand- 2,732.65 MU (industrial), 1,429.69 MU (domestic) Power
► Inland container depot at Desur
► IT incubation centre at Gogte Institute of Technology

Education : The district has excellent social infrastructure, with a high number of educational institutions and healthcare facilities

180 Degree Colleges

18 Polytechnic Colleges

2 Medical Colleges

2 Dental Colleges

11 Engineering Colleges

4 Universities

Health Care

10 Major Hospitals

139 Primary Healthcare Centres

14 Community Health Centres

39 Medicine Hospitals