Belagavi is one of the oldest, strong, prominent, and well-cultured historical places nestling high in the Western Ghats. It has an enviable heritage and lies in the zone of cultural transition between Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa with known antiquity, clearly traceable unto 2nd Century A.D. It is also known as “ Malenadu” or “Rain Country” and the vegetation here is verdant green throughout the year. Belagavi has now become one of the important districts in the state of Karnataka, creating new opportunities for the upcoming generation for its growth to foster.
The outlook of Belagavi:-
►Belagavi Located equidistant from Bengaluru and Mumbai
►It is divided into 3 administrative divisions comprising of 11 talukas –Athani, Ballhongal, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Gokak, Hukkeri, Khanapur, Ramdurg, Rayban, Saundatti & Kittur
►It is the second-largest district in the State, as per the 2011 Census population
► Belagavi city houses the second legislative building in the State, where the Karnataka State Legislature meets once a year
► Established trade center for food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed, and milk products
► An important center for manufacturing of heavy machine tools
► Known as Foundry hub of Karnataka
Opportunities/Growth factors of Belagavi:
Belagavi is the fourth-largest city, it is also the second-largest exporter of the state with a total GDP of INR 159.65 billion. It comprises of :
► 61 large and medium scale industries with an aggregated investment of INR 6,831.63 crores
► 52,410 MSME with an aggregated investment of INR 3,266 crores and employment of 3,24,526
► Foundry and power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum.
► Handmade artifact clusters including dolls and toys, horn and bone, metalware, artistic chappals, pottery, terracotta, textiles
► 200 foundries producing more than 70,000 tons of automotive and industrial castings of ferrous base
► The district is known as the Sugar Bowl of Karnataka, with 1.5 lakh hectares being utilized for commercial production. The annual production of sugar is 1.2 lakh quintals.
► Around 20,000 power looms and 4,546 handlooms. Yarn processing, fabric processing, calendaring, silk reeling, twisting, hosiery, knitted garments, and t-shirts form an important export base.
Aerospace –
The district is home to India’s first notified Aerospace Precision Engineering and Manufacturing SEZ centre. Aerospace SEZ is around 250 Acres of area situated for A&D manufacturing and assembly.
Power supply –
HESCOM or Hubballi Electricity Supply Company Limited is handling the power transmission to the district of Belagavi. The average annual consumption of power in the region is 526.618 MU for industrial use and 406.376 MU for domestic use. A solar photovoltaic plant, as well as a gas-based project, are in the pipelines.
Natural Resources –
Belagavi is a treasure trove of mineral resources. Apart from the huge limestone reserves, it also has rich deposits of bauxite, uranium, silica sand, aluminium, laterite, dolomite, quartzite, and china clay, fuelling the aluminium industries here.
Aviation –
Belagavi has its own domestic airport and also has access to two international airports and two domestic airports.
Generally, by road, it has access across three national highways while forming a golden quadrilateral as part of Pune – Bengaluru National Highway. It is also connected by three seaports including Goa.
Key Player Industries –
1. Hindalco
2. Hindustan Latex Limited
3. AKP Foundries
4. Dalmia Cement
5. Polyhydron Pvt. Ltd.
6. Forbes Campbell Knitwear
7. Gokak Textiles Ltd.
8. Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Power Industry –
Around INR 2,016 crores is invested in the solar photovoltaic plant (3 MW). There is an allocation of government land for establishing 1,320 MW through private investment. The approved gas-based project of 700 MW.
Agriculture and food processing –
•There are 3,437 agriculture units in the district
•Estimated Investment is around INR 8,215 lakhs
•Employment of 30,156 people
•INR 5 crores allotted for chilling centre
•0.4 lakh tonnes of mango, 0.43 lakh tonnes of banana, 0.13 lakh tonnes of grapes, 5600 tonnes of citric fruits are grown annually.
Other industries –
•Textiles: important centre for textiles with 20,000 power looms is around employing 30,000 persons
•Heavy Machine tools: 1200 auto-related units; Foundry cluster project costing 24.7 crores
•Mining and Steel: 1.2 lakh MT of aluminium laterite, 0.4 lakh MT of dolomite, 0.45 lakh MT of limestone
•Famous for Artistic Athani Chappals
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