Economy
The districts is extremely fertile, getting water abundantly throughout the Cotton barage built on the Godavari River at Dhavaleswaram. The barage chanels water through two canals. Topographically the district is divided into the Delta and the uplands.
In the Delta, aguaculture, coconut, lemon and rice are cultivated. The district is popularly known as the Granary of India since about 50% of the state's rice production comes from the district. In the uplands, oil palm, sugarcane, corn, mango, banana and other fruits as well as tobacco and cotton are produced. In the coastal belt of the district, prawns and fish is exported to Japan and the United States.
Development of manufacturing industries has been neglected despite availability of raw materials. However, ONGC started exploration activities in 1980 on the Krishna Godavari basin. Reliance & Cairn are making efforts to extract oil and gas.
Eluru is the biggest city in West Godavari District, with a thriving woolen pile carpet industry. Tadepalligudem is the geographic center of the district and its biggest market centre. Bhimavaram is a hub for Prawns export and is the home of Vendra paper mills. It is the richest town in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Tadepalligudem has a food fats and fertilisers industry. Tanuku has Andhra Sugars. Narasapur is one Major Town in West godavari DIST and It is famous for crochet lace products. Palakol is a famous for coconut exports (estimated at 200 crore per year).
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