Thursday, February 5, 2009

Brief Information of Kakinada City

This Information is taken from wikipedia

Kakinada is a city in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Population : 954683

Area :42.3 km² (16 sq mi)

Industries in Kakinada :

*Fertilizer Industry

Kakinada is often called the "Fertilizer City" of Andhra Pradesh. The city is home to two Fertilizer companies. Nagarjuna Fertilizers is the biggest Urea manufacturer in coastal Andhra. Another company, Godavari Fertilizers NOw it named by coromandel FeRTILIZERS, produces DAP (Di-Ammonium Phosphate).

* Auto and Iron/Steel ancillary industries

There are several auto and iron/steel ancillary industries in Kakinada which include Sri Ramadas Motor Transport Limited , Sri Bhavani Castings Ltd

* Sugar Industry

The Murugappa Group-owned EID Parry (India) Ltd and Cargill International SA have announced their plans to enter into a joint venture to set up a port-based stand-alone sugar refinery in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. EID Parry vice-chairman A Vellayan said the investment was estimated at Rs 325 crore. The plant was expected to be commissioned by December 2008, with an initial refining capacity of 6 lakh tonnes and ultimately 1 million tonnes. Reliance is also planning to set up a sugar mill.

* Petroleum Products

There is an LPG Bottling plant set up by Shri Shakti LPG Limited.

* Electronics Industry

Kakianada is home to the an electronic components manufacturing company that started operations since 1977 called Andhra Electronics Ltd.

* Fishing and Aqua culture Industry

There are about 28 landing centers and also a large fishing wharf in Kakinada. The area surrounding Kakinada is home to several aqua farms.



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1 comment:

  1. Nice blog post :)
    Kakinada is an industrial hub and is home to many temples, mosques and churches. For travellers there are decent number of hotels in Kakinadaproviding comfortable accommodation.

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