Araku Valley
lambasingi Valley | |
|---|---|
Hill Station | |
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| Nickname: Andhra Kashmir | |
  lambasingi Valley | |
| Coordinates:18°20′00″N82°52′00″E/ 18.3333°N 82.8667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Alluri Sitharama Raju district |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,674 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 531 149 |
| Telephone code | 08936 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Araku Valley |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Araku |
Araku Valleyis a hill station inAlluri Sitharama Raju districtin the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh,lying 111 km west ofVisakhapatnamcity. It is a valley in the Eastern Ghats inhabited by different tribes, mainlyAraku Tribes.
Geography
[edit]Araku is located in theEastern Ghatsabout 114 kilometres (71 mi) fromVisakhapatnam,close to theOdishastate border. The Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, which are part of Araku Valley, are rich in biodiversity and are mined forbauxite.[2]Galikonda hill rising to a height of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) is amongst the highest peaks in Andhra Pradesh. The average rainfall is 1,700 millimetres (67 in), the bulk of which is received during June–October.[3] The altitude is about 1300 m above the sea level. The valley spreads around 36 km.[4]
Economy
[edit]Coffeewas introduced inEastern GhatsofAndhra Pradeshin 1898 by British in Pamuleru valley inEast Godavari district.Subsequently, it spread over to Araku Valley in the early 19th century. After independence, theAndhra Pradesh Forest Departmentdeveloped coffee plantations in the valley.[5]In 1956,Coffee Boardappointed Andhra PradeshGirijan Cooperative Corporation Limited(GCC) for promoting coffee plantations in the valley through local tribal farmers.[clarification needed]In 1985, the plantations were handed to A.P. Forest Development Corporation and GCC promoted Girijan Coop. Plantation Development Corporation (GCPDC) exclusively to develop coffee plantations in tribal areas. All the plantations developed by GCC and GCPDC were handed over to the tribal farmers at two acres per family.[6] Apiculture farms have been widely spread in Araku, several types of flavoured honey is being made commercially.(Araku is famous for bamboo chicken)
Transport
[edit]Araku is connected through both rail and road to Visakhapatnam.Araku railway stationis located on theKothavalasa-Kirandulrailway line of Visakhapatnam division of theEast Coast Railway,on theIndian Railwaysnetwork. RTC Buses to Visakhapatnam every half an hour.
In popular culture
[edit]ManyTelugu filmsincludingHappy Days,Katha,Darling,Life Is Beautiful,Parugu[7]andRRR[8]were shot in Araku.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Tree houses at the Araku Valley hill station in Andhra Pradesh -
A view of a passing train in foreground and the valley in background -
Araku Valley view in January 2013 -
A local church entrance at Araku Valley -
Tribal Museum, Araku Valley -
Inside Tribal Museum, Araku Valley -
Coffee Museum, Araku Valley -
An old church at Sunkara Metta village in the eastern ghats
References
[edit]- ^"New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched".The New Indian Express.Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 28 July 2019.Retrieved9 June2019.
- ^"Cheated for bauxite".Archivedfrom the original on 30 June 2018.Retrieved27 March2015.
- ^Need for conservation of biodiversity in Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh(PDF)(Report).Retrieved28 October2017.
- ^"Araku Valley".aptdc.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 15 November 2017.Retrieved25 November2017.
- ^"Araku Coffee".
- ^"AP Girijan".Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2019.
- ^"'Parugu' in theatres from tomorrow! ".IndiaGlitz.30 April 2008.Retrieved20 August2014.
- ^"RRR UPDATE! 'Komaram Bheem' Junior NTR heads to Vizag for shoot; gets papped at airport".The Times of India.
External links
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- Araku ValleyPictures of Tribal museum, horticulture nursery, tribal dancing & Borra caves
- Katiki Water Falls,Chaparai Water Cascade