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Kondapalli is a town near Vijayawada in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Etymology
In 18th century, Kondapalli was known with the name, Mustafanagar.[1]
Culture
The village is known for Kondapalli Toys (Kondapalli bommalu). The toys are chiselled from local light softwoods (Tella Poniki) and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. They are made by local wooden and lay artisans. The most popular toys include Dasavatarams (ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) elephants with Ambari, palanquin-bearers carrying the bride and bridegroom, toddy tapper, set of village craftsmen, as well as various animals. The papier mache swinging doll is a favourite with many.[2]
Fort
Flora and fauna
Kondapalli is home to the Kondapalli Reserve Forest one of the last remaining pristine forests in the Krishna district, spread over an area of Template:Convert. It is home to several leopards, wild dogs, jackals, wild boar, and wolves with a varied topography.[3] A Zoological park was also planned by the state government at the village.[4]
Economy
Kondapalli is an industrial suburb of Vijayawada. It has one of the largest industrial estates (industrial parks) in Andhra Pradesh, spread over Template:Convert and supporting over 800 industrial enterprises. Second largest wagon workshop of Indian Railways is present in Rayanapadu (Guntupalli) about Template:Convert from Kondapalli.[5] In addition to a 1760 MW Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station (NTTPs) and 368.144 MW gas based Lanco power plant which is under expansion to 768.144 MW are located here.[6] Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL) factory is present in Kondapalli. Kondapalli is hub for storage, bottling and transportation of petroleum products of all major companies. Major companies having a presence in Kondapalli include BPCL, GAIL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance Industries, and Lanco Infratech.
Transport
Kondapalli railway station is located on Kazipet–Vijayawada section, administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[7] NH 30 passes through the town, which connects Vijayawada with Uttarakhand. APSRTC operates city buses from Vijayawada to Kondapalli.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[8][9] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
See also
References
- ↑ The World of the Weaver in Northern Coromandel, C.1750-c.1850{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Orient Blackswan(2005). ISBN 9788125028680
- ↑ Design Resources on Traditional Toys of Kondapalli The Craft of Wooden Toys. Visual Communication Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ Presence of leopards, wild dogs detected in Krishna forests. The Hindu(25 May 2006).
- ↑ World-class zoo at Kondapalli soon. The Hindu(27 November 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ↑ Wagon Workshop, Guntupalli. South Central Railway.
- ↑ It is always better to spread your wings. The Financial Express(31 March 2008).
- ↑ Overview of Kondapalli Station. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ School Education Department. School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal. www.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2016.