Ramagundam
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Ramagundam is a city in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the most populous city in the district. It is located on Ram Van Gaman Path.
Location
It is located on the banks of the Godavari River. It is located about 225 km from the state capital Hyderabad.
Etymology
The city's name derives from a combination of two words, Rama and Gundam. A famous temple of the Hindu god Rama is situated in the old part of the city, where as Gundam means "water springs" are present.
Geography
Ramagundam is located at 18.7638°N 79.4750°E. It has an average elevation of 179 meters (590 feet). It is about 225 kilometres northeast of the state capital, Hyderabad, 65 km from Karimnagar, and 0.1 km from Godavarikhani.
Economy
Ramagundam city is situated in the Godavari valley coalfields and has one of the India's largest thermal power stations in south region under NTPC.
Mostly industries are connected with Godavarikhani- NTPC Ramagundam. Some of them are Singareni, Fertilizer Corporation of India, Kesoram Cement, Basanth Nagar, National Fertilizers Limited, Engineers India Limited, TSGENCO thermal power station, Kesoram (Birla) cement factories, NTPC (RSTPS – Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station) sourcing 2600 MW of power 24/7 and the TSSEB (Telangana State Electricity Board) unit at Ramagundam. Another 1600 MW (2x800 MW) is proposed as RDM-II as per expansion plan by NTPC Limited. NTPC's first SPV or Solar photovoltaic unit of capacity 25 MW (Phase-I 1x10 MW, Phase-II 1x15 MW) has been proposed at Ramagundam. This would help in earning carbon credits against use of solar power as renewable energy source.
Also, Sripada Yellampalli project, an irrigation project, is located near Ramagundam. Singareni's first Solar Power Plant of capacity 50 MW has been proposed at Ramagundam.
Telangana Super Thermal Power Project was inaugurated in 2023 in the town.