Existence : India has been divided into two divisions.
1. The North India covers from Vindhya Mountains
to central Himalayas in the North.
2. The South India is in between Vindhya
Mountains and Indian Ocean. South India is again subdivided into two parts
Deccan and Dravid. Andhra Pradesh is sited from above the river Godavari to
upper part of Narmada River.
Two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna run
across the state. The small enclave (12 sq metre (30 Km) of the Yanam district
of Puducherry (Pondicherry) ) state lie in the Godavari Delta in Northeast of
the state.
Limits : Andhra Pradesh lies in between 12 14 - 19 15'
North Latitudes, 76 50 - 84 44 East Longitudes. It is surrounded by the Bay of
Bengal in the East, Tamilnadu in the South, Karnataka in the West, Maharastra,
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa in the North.
It stretches along the Coastal belt for 600 miles
and it is connected to Hindi speaking status apparently. It covers the area
of 2,76,754 sq. Km, from Chittoor to
Srikakulam and from Adilaabad to Anantapuram. It is the fifth largest state in
India.
Politically Andhra Pradesh has been divided into
three regions, Coastal, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
Coastal : Srikakulam to Nellore - 9 Districts.
Rayalaseema :
The area in between the rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra - 4 Districts.
Telangana : The
area in between the rivers Krishna and Godavari
- 10 Districts.
This state is inclined physically from the West to
the East. It has been divided into widened plateaus, Hilly areas and coastal plains.
Coastal Plains :
It is the part in between Eastern Ghats and the sea. It is stretched from 20 to
200 Kilometers. Some of this area is marshy land with sand and there are some
forests and are suitable for sarugudu (Local name), cashew , mango , and Maddi
wood.
Black soiled adjacent to the sandy lands : The deltas Krishna and Godavari are very useful to
all types of agriculture. In facts, these areas are densely populated. There
are some red soil areas in between black soil lands and hills, very much
suitable for millets, Ragi ( the grain of Eleusine caracana ), Chillies etc.
Hilly areas : Up to 150 Kilometers, there are no so called
mountains in between Krishna and Godavari. There are high and great mountains
region is called by several names the down region of Krishna River is up to
Chittoor like Velagondalu ( Vela mountain region ). Nallamala ( Nalla mountain
region ). Erramala ( Erramala region ) , Paalahills, Seshachalhills - and all these are part and parcel of the
Eastern Ghats.
Western Plateau
:
Anantapur, Kurnool, Telangana regions - Flat high lands with rocky
structures. Rain required fields, high land fields, and enormous mine
availability are the characters.
WATER RESOURCES
As Andhra region is inclined towards East the
rivers naturally flow from North West to South East. Except Krishna, Godaavari,
Manjeera, Praanahita, the other rivers born in Eastern Ghats which run towards
Bay of Bengal.
Godavari and Krishna are perennial rivers. Not only the rivers Penna, Tungabhadra, Manjeera, Praanahita, Musi, and Naagavali but also there are a number of small rivers on their way to Bay of Bengal such as Bahunda, Varahaalagedda, Uttara Mahendra in Srikakulam District, Champavathi, Gostani, Saarada, Tandava in Visakhapatnam District, Eleru river in East Godaavari, Errakaaluva, Tammileru, Jilleru in west Godavari, Budameru in Krishna district, Naguleru in Guntur district, Gundlakamma , Musi, Paleru in Prakasam district, Munneru, Upputeru in Nellore district, Swarnamukhi in Chittoor district, Handri, Konderu, Sagileru in Kurnool district, paalegni, Chitravathi, Cheyyeru in Kadapah district, Vadim, Penukonda in Adilabad district, Vyra in Khammam district, Peddavaagu, Aaneru in Nalgonda district etc and still more ponds, Tanks, Lakes are the other water resources in this state.
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