Gummadidala
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Gummadidala is a small town in Medak district
of Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It is located 40 km north of Hyderabad. The history of this town dates back to Kakatiya dynasty reign. Gummadidala is adored with many temples including Lord Venkateswara,Sri Rama Temple with brothers and wives, Shivalayam,Hanuman Temple and the nearby Veerabhadra Swamy Temple (Bonthapally).
Gummadidala, being in the suburbs of Hyderabad, has been the hub of industries for the last two decades. There are a lot of industries and chemical companies, which provide employment for most of the nearby villagers.
Gummadidala is known for the variety of crops cultivated. Though paddy rice
and maize
are the major crops, other crops include cotton, jowar, sunflower
, tomato
es (most of the tomatoes supplied to Hyderabad are grown here), chillies, brinjals, bitter gourd, and lot more. "Best Farmer" in the district, is not a new to the farmers of Gummadidala, as most of the awards belonged to them. They always try experimenting new methods and got many good results, despite being dependent on monsoons for water.
The forest spreading from Gummadidala to Narsapur, has been a new destination of Telugu Film Industry.
India's first rural information centre, Tejas Samadhana Kendra or General Resources and Information Dissemination (GRID) centre, designed and developed by the Indian Farmers and Industries Alliance (IFIA) and Federation of Farmers Association (FFA), opened its first online centre on July 13, 2004, at Gummadidala. GRID is an information kiosk with a data bank, coordinating with government agencies and consultancies for those who are seeking advice, besides giving feedback and training for the benefit of farmers through a wired network in association with local self-help groups. GRID will provide advice to individual farmers on a day-to-day basis through telephone, fax and internet. It will even air fortnight forecasts on weather, crop activities and management techniques with the market trend of farm produce and other operational schemes.
State Bank of India is having its branch here and is supporting the farmers by giving crop loans and to the Rice Millers by giving working Capital Cash Credit Advances.
To know more about Gummadadiala, visit the Gummadidala website.
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located 40 km north of Hyderabad. The history of this town dates back to Kakatiya dynasty reign. Gummadidala is adored with many temples including Lord Venkateswara,Sri Rama Temple with brothers and wives, Shivalayam,Hanuman Temple and the nearby Veerabhadra Swamy Temple (Bonthapally).
Gummadidala, being in the suburbs of Hyderabad, has been the hub of industries for the last two decades. There are a lot of industries and chemical companies, which provide employment for most of the nearby villagers.
Gummadidala is known for the variety of crops cultivated. Though paddy rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
are the major crops, other crops include cotton, jowar, sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
, tomato
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
es (most of the tomatoes supplied to Hyderabad are grown here), chillies, brinjals, bitter gourd, and lot more. "Best Farmer" in the district, is not a new to the farmers of Gummadidala, as most of the awards belonged to them. They always try experimenting new methods and got many good results, despite being dependent on monsoons for water.
The forest spreading from Gummadidala to Narsapur, has been a new destination of Telugu Film Industry.
India's first rural information centre, Tejas Samadhana Kendra or General Resources and Information Dissemination (GRID) centre, designed and developed by the Indian Farmers and Industries Alliance (IFIA) and Federation of Farmers Association (FFA), opened its first online centre on July 13, 2004, at Gummadidala. GRID is an information kiosk with a data bank, coordinating with government agencies and consultancies for those who are seeking advice, besides giving feedback and training for the benefit of farmers through a wired network in association with local self-help groups. GRID will provide advice to individual farmers on a day-to-day basis through telephone, fax and internet. It will even air fortnight forecasts on weather, crop activities and management techniques with the market trend of farm produce and other operational schemes.
State Bank of India is having its branch here and is supporting the farmers by giving crop loans and to the Rice Millers by giving working Capital Cash Credit Advances.
To know more about Gummadadiala, visit the Gummadidala website.