Karimnagar District
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Karimnagar District, 1908
District in the Warangal Division of the Hyderabad State, formerly known as Elgandal. It is bounded on the north by Adilabad ; on the east by the Bastar State of the Central Provinces ; on the south by Warangal ; and on the west by Medak and Niza.ma.bad. In consequence of the changes made in 1905, its area has been reduced to 5,369 square miles, including jagirs. A range of hills extends in a north-easterly direction between Gurrapalli and Jagtial, terminating at Vemalkurti near the Godavari. A second range, running parallel to the former, stretches from Sunigram to Mallangtir. A third range starts in the south-western corner of the District from the valley of the Maner river, runs in a north-easterly direction, and, after inter- secting the Sunigram range, passes beyond Ramglr and terminates near the Godavari. The principal river is the Godavari, which flows through the northern portion, forming the northern and eastern boundary, and partially separating the District from Adilabad in the north and from Bastar in the east. The next important river is the Maner, a tributary of the Godavari, which traverses the District from west to east as far as Karlagunta, and thence flows due north, till it falls into the Godavari in the Mahadeopur taluk. The Peddavagu and Chelluvagu are minor tributaries of the Godavari.
The geological formations are the Archaean gneiss, and the Cuddapah, Sullavai, and Gondwana series. Gneiss occupies most of the District, the remaining formations occurring in the east. The flora of the District includes teak, mango, custard-appb, tamarind, ebony, black- wood, satin-wood, tarvar (Cassia auriculata), babul (Acacia arabica), nallamaddi (Terminalia tonientosa), and eppa Karlmnagar is covered with a large extent of jungle and forest, which give cover to tigers, leopards, bears, hyenas, wolves, wild hog, and wild dogs, while in the plains sdmbar, spotted deer, and nilgai are met with everywhere.
With the exception of Mahadeopur and parts of Sirsilla and Jagtial,
the District is healthy. The temperature at Karlmnagar and Jamikunta
in May rises to no , and in the remaining taluks it ranges between
ioo° and 105 . In December it falls to 6o°. The annual rainfall
averages about 33 inches.
The population of the area of the present District in 1901 was
861,833. It comprises seven taluks : Karimnagar, Jamikunta,
Sultanabad, Jagtial, Sirsilla, Mahadeopur, and Parkal. The
chief towns are Jagtial, Manthani, Koratla, Karlmnagar, and
Vemalwada. About 96 per cent, of the population are Hindus ; 90
per cent, speak Telugu, and 6 per cent. Urdu.
The land revenue demand of the District as at present constituted
is about 22-6 lakhs.
Use of Solar power
2019: mandatory solar panels for buildings>300 sq. yards
Telangana’s fastest growing urban centre, Karimnagar, is looking to the sun to reduce its carbon footprint. The Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) signed an MoU with the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) for the generation of 1.45 MW of power through solar rooftop panels.
The municipal body has passed a resolution requiring all houses, apartments, community halls and commercial establishments with a built up area of more than 300 square yards (2,700 sq.ft) to install solar panels on rooftops.
From March 1, new buildings of more than 300 square yards, must make provision for solar rooftop panels before they can get construction permits. Older structures will also have to install solar panels.
Telangana is ranked second nationally in solar power, generating more than 3,000 MW. Of this, Karimnagar district has an installed capacity of 1.5 MW and Karimnagar town alone accounts for 1,300 kilowatts of solar power.
Mayor Sardar Ravinder Singh said the decision had been taken to encourage solar power generation and also curb pollution from fossil fuels.
The MCK is now claiming the mantle of becoming the first corporation to make it mandatory for all new houses to install solar panels. The civic body would provide a 30% subsidy for the installation through TSREDCO.
Integrating solar power is mandatory as part of the Karimnagar Smart City project, and the civic body is making it easier by providing net-metering facility with the Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL). This would enable property owners to earn from the surplus power they generate. The NPDCL would purchase power at ₹3.50 per unit. So far, 43 consumers from Karimnagar town have been selling their surplus solar power.
For its part, the MCK will install rooftop solar panels in 77 buildings across the town, including government offices, school buildings and other government proper-ties to cut electricity bills. The panels are expected to generate around 1.45 MW .
