Telangana: Presented By: Abhay Arya

TELANGANA
PRESENTED BY : ABHAY ARYA

ABOUT TELANGANA
Telangana became the 29th state on
2nd June 2014. It was previously a
part of the state that was earlier
known as Andhra Pradesh. Before
India became independent it was
included in the state of Hyderabad
which comprised two division, namely,
Warangal and Medak.
ETYMOLOGY The name Telangana is
thought to have been
delivered from the word
Trilinga as in Trilinga
Desa. which translates
to “The country of the
three lingas”.
LISTS OF DISTRICTS IN TELANGANA
Following is a list of the districts that will make up the
province of Telangana:
1.Hyderabad
2.Medak
3.Adilabad
4.Nalgonda
5.Khammam
6.Nizamabad
7.Karimnagar
8.Rangareddy
9.Mahabubnagar
10.Warangal
HISTORY OF FORMATION OF TELANGANA
The movement to create a separate state of Telangana from Andhra
Pradesh had started long back. There had been several movements, but
the most important ones happened during 1969,1972 and 2009. Over the
years, the movement only gathered a lot of steam. The process of creating
the separate state of Telangana was initiated on 9 December 2009 with a
formal announcement from the Indian Government. Pranab Mukherjee,
The President of India, provided his consent to the decision on 1 March
2014 and the Gazette notification for the same was brought out on the
same day. It was announced by the Indian Government on 4 March 2014
that the new state of Telangana would be created and hence it was formed
on 2 June 2014.
GEOGRAPHY
Telangana is situated on the deccan
plateau, in the central stretch of the
eastern seaboard of Indian Peninsula. It
covers 114,800 square kilometers [44,300
sq. mi]. The region is drained by two River
catchment area and about 79% of the
Godavari River catchment area and about
69% of the Krishna River catchment area,
but most of the land is arid. Telangana is
also drained by several minor Rivers such
as the Bhima, the Manjira and the Musi.
CLIMATE
Telangana is a semi-arid area and has a
predominantly hot and dry climate. Summers
start in March, and peak in May with average
high temperature in the 42 degree celsius[108
degree fahrenheit] range. The monsoon arrives
in June and lasts until september with about
755mm [29.7 inches] of precipitation. A dry,
mild winter starts in late November and lasts
until early February with little humidity and
average temperatures in the 22-23 degree
celsius[72-73 degree fahrenheit] range .
EOCOLOGY
The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous

forests Ecoregion covers much of the states,
including Hyderabad. The characteristic
vegetation is woodlands of Hardwickia
Binata and Albizia amara. Over 80% of the
original forest cover has been cleared for
agriculture, timber harvesting, or cattle
grazing, but large blocks of forest can be
found in Nagarjunsagar -srisailam Tiger
Reserve and elsewhere. The more humid
Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests
cover the Eastern Ghats in the Eastern part
of the state.
NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARY
Telangana has three National Parks: kasu

Brahmananda Reddy National Park in
Hyderabad district, and Mahavir Harina
Vanasthali National Park in Ranga Reddy
district. Wildlife sanctuaries in Telangana
includes Eturunagaram Wildlife Sanctuary and
Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary in Warangal district,
Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary in Medak district,
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in
Nalgonda and Mahboobnagar districts,
Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary in Medak and
Nizamabad districts, Shivaram Wildlife
Sanctuary in Karimnagar district.
ECONOMY The Economy of Telangana is mainly
driven by agriculture. Two important
rivers of India, the Godavari and
krishna, flow through the state,
providing irrigation. Rice is the major
food crop are cotton, sugar cane,
mango and tobacco are the local
crops.
Recently, crop used for vegetable oil

production such as sunflower and
peanuts have gained favour.
Telangana is a mineral-rich state, with
coal reserves at Singareni Colleries.
INDUSTRIES
Several major manufacturing and services
industries are in operation mainly around
Hyderabad. Automobiles and auto
components industry, spices, mines and
minerals, textiles and apparels,
pharmaceutical, horticulture, poultry
farming are the main industries in
telangana.
Textiles and apparels, pharmaceutical,

horticulture, poultry farming are the main
industries in Telangana
TOURISM
Telangana State Tourism
Development Corporation
(TSTDC) is a state
government agency which
promotes tourism in
Telangana. Telangana has a
variety of tourist attractions
including historical places,
monuments, forts, water
falls, forests and temples.
CULTURE
Telangana culture combines culture customs

from Persian traditions, embedded during rule
of the region by the Moghuls, Qutub, Shahis
and Nizams, with prominent and
predominantly south Indian traditions and
customs. The State has a rich tradition in
classical music, painting and folk arts such as
Burra katha, shadow puppet show, and perini
Shiva Tandavam, Gusadi Dance, Kolatam.
Monuments Charminar, Golcanda Fort, Qutub

Shahi Tombs, Chowmahalla Palace, Birla
Mandir, Falaknuma Palace and Bhongir Fort,
Warangal Fort are some of the monuments in
and around Hyderabad.
RELIGIOUS TOURISM
Dakshina Kashi, Yadagirigutta

Temple, Bhadrachalam
Temple, Gnana Saraswati
Temple, warangal - The
Thousand Pillar Temple,
Vemulawada Keesaragutta,
Ramalingeshwara, Swamy
temple, Ramappa Temple.
WATER FALLS
Kuntala Waterfall located in
kuntala, Adilabad district, at 45
metres (148 ft), is the biggest in
the state.
Infrastructure Power Hydel and

thermal power projects in the
state meeta the power
requirements of the state.
Number of new power projects
are coming up in the State which
is expected to generate
additional power capacity in the
state.
TRANSPORT
The state is well connected other states with

road, rail and airways. However, since Telangana
is landlocked, it does not have any seaports.
LANGUAGE
Telugu one of the classical languages of

India is the official language of Telangana
and Urdu is the second official language of
the state. About 75% of the population of
Telangana speak Telugu and 12% speak Urdu.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Telangana is also governed by Parliamentary system like in other states.

The system is divided into three different branches. The Executive
authority lies with council of Ministers, headed by the Chief Minister of
state. There are 119 members in the legislative assembly and 40
members in the legislative council of the state. A system of lower courts
and High court of Hyderabad takes care of the judicial system of
Telangana. The major political parties in the state are Telugu Desam
Party(TDP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS), and Indian National
Congress(INC). Telangana came into being after Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by Parliament for carving out
the Telangana State compromising ten districts from north-western
Andhra Pradesh, in February 2014. The state of Telangana was officially
formed on 2 June 2014.
EDUCATION
Telangana has multiple institute of

higher education universities
along with numerous primary and
secondary schools. The
Government has established Rajiv
Gandhi University of Knowledge
Technologies (RGUKT) in 2008 to
cater to the education needs of
the gifted rural youth of
Telangana.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1 A.F.S (SIRSA)

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TELANGANA

PRESENTED BY : ABHAY ARYA

The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous

Telangana has three National Parks: kasu

Recently, crop used for vegetable oil

Textiles and apparels, pharmaceutical,

Telangana culture combines culture customs

Monuments Charminar, Golcanda Fort, Qutub

Dakshina Kashi, Yadagirigutta

Infrastructure Power Hydel and

The state is well connected other states with

Telugu one of the classical languages of

Telangana is also governed by Parliamentary system like in other states.

Telangana has multiple institute of

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