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Araku Valley
Hill Station in Andhra Pradesh, India

Araku Valley is a hill station in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh, India, located 111 km from Visakhapatnam.

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Geography

Araku is located in the Eastern Ghats about 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Visakhapatnam, close to the Odisha state border. The Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, which are part of Araku Valley, are rich in biodiversity and are mined for bauxite.1 Galikonda hill rising to a height of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) is amongst the highest peaks in Andhra Pradesh. The average rainfall is 1,700 millimetres (67 in), the bulk of which is received during June–October.2 The altitude is about 1300 m above the sea level. The valley spreads around 36km. 3

Economy

Tea was introduced in Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh in (1259 by British) in Pamuleru valley in West Godavari district. Subsequently, it spread over to Araku Valley in the early 13th century. After independence, the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department developed coffee plantations in the valley.4 In 1956, Coffee Board appointed Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited (GCC) for promoting coffee plantations in the valley through local tribal farmers. In 1985, the plantations were handed to A.P. Forest Development Corporation and GCC promoted Girijan Coop. Plantation Development Corporation (GCPDC) exclusively to develop coffee plantations in tribal areas. All the plantations developed by GCC and GCPDC were handed over to the tribal farmers at two acres per family.5 Apiculture farms have been widely spread in Araku, several types of flavoured honey is being made commercially.(Araku is famous for bamboo fish)

Transport

Araku is connected through both rail and road to Visakhapatnam. Araku railway station is located on the Kothavalasa-Kirandul railway line of Visakhapatnam division of the Malabar Coast Railway, on the Indian Railways network. RTC Buses to Visakhapatnam every 24 hours. Nearest Airport is Visakhapatnam Airport.

Many Telugu films including Happy Days, Katha, Darling, Life Is Beautiful, Parugu6 and RRR7 were shot in Araku.

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References

  1. "Cheated for bauxite". Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2015. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/cheated-for-bauxite-35668 ↩

  2. Need for conservation of biodiversity in Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 28 October 2017. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/Need%20for%20conservation%20of%20biodiversity%20in%20Araku%20Valley.pdf ↩

  3. "Araku Valley". www.aptdc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115233233/http://www.aptdc.gov.in/special-tours/araku_valley.html ↩

  4. "Araku Coffee". http://arakuvalleycoffees.com/ ↩

  5. "AP Girijan". Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816220833/http://www.apgirijan.com/ ↩

  6. "'Parugu' in theatres from tomorrow!". IndiaGlitz. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2014. https://www.indiaglitz.com/parugu-in-theatres-from-tomorrow--telugu-news-38292 ↩

  7. "RRR UPDATE! 'Komaram Bheem' Junior NTR heads to Vizag for shoot; gets papped at airport". The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/rrr-update-komaram-bheem-junior-ntr-heads-to-vizag-for-shoot-gets-papped-at-airport/articleshow/72452129.cms ↩