Godavarikhani
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| Godavarikhani GDK |
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| Coordinates | 18°45′07″N 79°30′48″E / 18.751892°N 79.513311°ECoordinates: 18°45′07″N 79°30′48″E / 18.751892°N 79.513311°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Karimnagar |
| Nearest city | Karimnagar |
| Parliamentary constituency | Peddapalli |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Climate Temperature |
Very hot in summer,very cool in winter, somewhat rainy (Köppen) • 42–-49 °C (108–-56 °F) |
Godavarikhani (Telugu: గోదావరిఖని) is a Town(corporation) in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in the southern part of India. It is basically an industrial area with a high population. It is also called as Manchester City of India. The most of the income generated in Telangana area is by this town only. It is surrounded by other mining areas like Srirampur, Ramakrishnapur etc. Its located on the banks of Godavari river and that's how it gets its name Godavari + Khani (means mines).
This town is popular for its coal mines ('khani' means mines), controlled mostly by Singareni Colleries Company Limited (SCCL).The main source of income for most of the inhabitants is the wage provided by SCCL. The workers in the mines at times, involve pain-staking efforts. The risk involved can be illustrated by the rate of deaths and injuries in these mines. SCCL takes care of its employees by providing accommodation, water, electricity, health facilities, insurance and also by creating awareness on safety.
The mined and refined coal is mostly consumed by the National Thermal Power Station (NTPC, Ramagundam) and Kesoram Cement Factory, Basant Nagar. NTPC is a 2600 MW power plant and is around 4 km from the bus-stand of Godavarikhani. The power generated is not only used in the town, but also in the neighbouring states. 1/4 of India is served by this power Plant alone. Of late, the children of SCCL employees are accessing the advanced education and recreation facilities.
It is similar to most other towns in Andhra Pradesh when it comes to the life-style. Most of the residents are middle-class, who have migrated from the nearby villages a few years ago. Most of the employees are illiterate or barely literate, but rigorous efforts are being taken to improve the literacy rate. The presence of an ever increasing number of schools and colleges is a good indicator of the same. An engineering college has also been set up a few years back. At the same time, there are also a number of liquor shops which have been attracting the employees and the youth, alike. One of the leader sukhesh babu is playing a leading role in the development of the town
