Belgaum

the bread basket of North Karnataka

Athani

Chikkodi

Hukkeri

Raybag

Gokak
Ramdurg

Belgaum

Soudatti
Bailhongal

Khanapur

Introduction
Located at the centre of Mumbai and Bangalore with approximately 499 Km
away from Bangalore and Mumbai.
4th largest city in Karnataka.
Spread across 10 taluks Athani, Ballhongal, Belgaum, Chikkodi, Gokak,
Hukkeri, Khanapur, Ramdurg, Raybag & Saundatti.
Considered as one of the most important district of Karnataka.
Ranks 2nd in overall exports after the state capital Bangalore.
Important centre for manufacturing of heavy machine tools.
Known as Foundry hub of Karnataka.
The district has got established trade centre for food grains, sugarcane,
cotton, tobacco, oilseed and milk products.

Geographical
location

Temperature

15 23 and 16 58 North
latitude
74 05 and 75 28 East
longitude
38 C (Max)
12 C (Min)

Average
Rainfall

8082.6 mm

Rivers

Krishna, Malaprabha and

Ghataprabha

Key Industrial Icons

AKP Foundries

Gokak Textiles Ltd.

HINDALCO

Area

13,415 sq km

District
headquarter

Belgaum

Population

4,778,439 (As per 2011 census)

Population
density

356 per sq km

Sex ratio

969

Literacy rate

73.94%

Airport

Belgaum Airport (Domestic)

Major
Industrial
Infrastructure

1 SEZ,12 Industrial estates & 5

Industrial areas

Hindustan Latex Ltd.

Polyhydron Pvt Ltd.

Campbell Knitwear Ltd.

GMR Industries

Economy Profile
Belgaum acts as a trade centre for food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed and milk products.
Sericulture is gaining prominence in the district with nearly 481.90 hectares under Mulberry cultivation.
200 foundries producing more than 70,000 tons of automotive and industrial castings of ferrous base.
Agriculture is the main resource of the district
and Agro and Food Processing Sectors are

3000

prominent for investment.

2500

Rich Deposits of Bauxite in Belgaum has led to

2007-08

3500
2,854

2008-09

2,951

2000
1500

the creation of Aluminum industries.

1000

Belgaum has been an important center for

manufacture of heavy machine tools and high
pressure oil hydraulics.

599

652

500
0
GDDP at currentprices
(US $ in million)

The geographical advantage (as Bangalore,

Per Capita Net District

Domestic Product
(in US $)

Key Economic Indicators

Mumbai and Pune are nearby) has led to a major

* GDDP Gross District Domestic Product

support of Automobile and Aerospace Industries.

Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2010-11

Support Infrastructure
ROAD
National Highway(NH) 4
(Connecting Mumbai to
Chennai via Bangalore)
NH 4A (Connecting Karnataka
to Panaji)
NH 63 (Connecting Ankola to
Andhra Pradesh)

RAIL
With 23 nos. railway station
railway route of 225.56 km
passes through the district

Connectivity
PORT
Goa Port is situated at a
distance of 155 kms
Cargo handling Capacity:
5 million tons per annum
Cargo: All types of
commodities

AIRPORT
The district has a domestic
airport - Belgaum Domestic
Airport
The nearest International
airport is Goa International
Airport situated at a distance
of 160 kms.

Investments
State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC)
Approved Projects (> Rs. 50 cr.) b/w 2008-11
2985.10

Investments (US $ in
million)

3000.00
2405.65

2500.00

50.00
45.00
40.00
35.00
30.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00

No. of Projects

2000.00
1500.00
1000.00
500.00

455.88
5

10

13

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

State Level Single Window Clearance Committee

(SLSWCC) Approved Projects b/w 2008-11

0.00

48.96

Investments (US $
in million)

46.79

No. of Projects

17.49
3
2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

Implementation status of the signed MOUs

Global Investors Meet 2010

In Global Investors Meet (GIM 2010),17 MOUs were
signed worth INR 23,423 Crore
Investment (US $ million)
Gas based

1839.7

Thermal Power plant

1145.83

Urea MTPA

951.04

Natural Gas Power Plant

338.54

Steel Plant

312.5

LNG Power Plant

143.75

Crystal Sugar Plant

70.47

Fruits and vegetables

23.95

Co-gen Power Plant

20.41

Biomass Plant

16.47

CI Castings

15.94

Integrated township

1.25
0

500

1000

1500

2000

Under
implementation

2317.60

Signed

0.00

4879.85

2000.00

4000.00

Investment(US $ million)

6000.00

Industry Profile

Natural Resources

No of Large and Medium scale Industries

33 nos

Aggregated investment in Large and Medium scale

Industries

INR 2,850 Crore

Aggregated investment in small-scale industries

INR 775.08 Crores

Foundry and Power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum Dolls & Toys, Horn
& Bone, Metalware, Artistic Chap pals by hand, Dolls & Toys, Pottery & Clay,
Terracotta, Textiles Hand Embroidered (Artisans)Clusters
Important center for manufacture of heavy machine tools and high
pressure oil hydraulics
Emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure and reeling
(silk- based) industries

Rich in resources like

Bauxite,
Uranium,
Silica Sand,
Aluminium
Laterite,
Limestone,
Dolomite,
Quartzite,
China Clay
Moulding
Saundatti

Key Industries

Agriculture and Food

Processing:
Owing to the expanding
horticulture and agriculture
in the district, there is huge
scope for setting up of
storage infrastructure and
food processing units
The Government of
Karnataka has proposed a
food park and a spice park
with an estimated cost of
INR 89 Crore
Further INR 5 Crore
has been allotted for
establishment of Chilling
centre

Mining(Cement):
Large Limestone
deposits are
available in
Belgaum because
of which there is
a good potential
to establish the
Cement Industry
Limestone resources
in million tons- 549
The Government
of Karnataka is
setting up a Special
Industrial Zone
for Cement in the
district

Power:
Karnataka Power
Corporation Ltd to
invest INR 2,016 Crore
to establish a Solar
Photo Voltaic power
plant with a capacity
of 3 Megawatt
Government land
has been allotted for
establishing 1320 MW
power plant through
Private Investment
A Gas based project
of 700 MW has been
cleared by the State
cabinet

Other industries:
TextilesImportant
center for
textiles
with 50,000
power looms
employing
more than
30,000
persons
Machine Tools
Mining (Steel)
Famous for
Artistic Athani
Chappals

Agriculture, Food Processing & Horticulture Profile

Major Crops:
Major crops grown are paddy, maize, jowar & sugarcane
Commercial crops grown are Oil Seeds, Groundnut and Cotton
Production of Major Crops (in tonnes)
- Maize - 408494 - Jowar - 155800 - Rice -108372
- Soyabean- 71724 - Groundnut- 49984
Belgaum district is known for fruits & vegetable cultivation next to Hassan and
Kolar districts. Onion, Tomato, Potato, Chilly, Capsicum, Carrot, Mango, Sapota,
Banana, Grapes & Papaya are the major horticultural crops in the region.

Food
Grain
s
50%

Cerea
ls
41%

Pulse
s
9%
Percentage of Area covered

Infrastructure
Indias first notified aerospace precision engineering and manufacturing SEZ spreads across 300
acres in Belgaum developed by Quest Global.
12 industrial estates, 5 industrial areas and 1SEZ in the district.
10351 acres of land at Belgaum has been identified for land bank in Belgaum, Hukkeri, Khanapura,
Bailahongda Taluks.
Proposed 2 industrial parks and 3 industrial estates in the district.
Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor proposes an IT-BT zone, Apparels zone covering the district
Proposed Cement zone, Food Processing zone, Ready made garments zone, sugar industries and
Co-gen power plants by the Government of Karnataka.
Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor proposes zones in IT-BT, Cement & Apparels covering the
district.
Proposed 6 industrial areas, 2 Industrial parks and 3 Industrial Estates in the district.
SEZ Developer
Quest Global

Sl
No

Location
Belgaum

Industrial
Area

Sector

Extent

Aerospace Precision Engineering

300 acres

Extent
(in
acres)

Kanabargai
Auto
complex

267

Kakathi

75

Honaga

209

Kangarli

51

Gokak

109

SEZ
Cooperative Industrial
Area
Industrial Areas
Industrial Estates

Sl #

Industrial Estates

Extent( in acre)

Plot allotted

Udyambag

55.48

70

Angol I

21.00

Majagaon

Angol II

4.60

Anagol

Kanburagi

6.00

32

Macche

Khanapur

9.57

22

Nippani

Sl
#
1

Co-operative
Industrial
Area

Gokaka

9.62

35

Bailahongal

3.00

Ramadurga

9.40

Nippani

3.50

10

Chikkodi

6.00

36

11

Athani

28.00

12

Kagevada

20.00

Education
The district has 9 engineering, 3 medical, 2
Technical and 10 polytechnics colleges
The prominent educational institutions are:

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

K. L. E Societys College of Engineering

SJPN Trusts Rural Engineering College

KCE Societys Law College

Bharatesh Homoeopathic Medical College

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Institute of Management Education and

Research (IMER)

Bharatesh
Medical
College
J. N.
Medical
College

KCE
Societys
Law College

Visvesvaraya
Technological
University

KLE College of
Engineering

SJPN
Trust Hira
Sugar
College

Tourism
Gokak waterfalls, located on the Ghataprabha River ,resembles the Niagara Falls on a smaller scale with a
horse shoe shaped crest.
Yellama Temple, situated at a distance of 78 kms from the Belgaum city. The temple is built in
theChalukyan and Rashtrakuta Styleand the Carvings reflect theJain architecture.Thetemplewas
constructed byBomappa Naik of Raybag in the year 1514.
Belgaum Fort, located in the heart of the city, is anancient architectural pre-muslim monumentwhere
mosques and temples co-exist in perfect harmony.
Navilutirtha, a low valleyis situated between 2 hills. The Malaprabha dam situated here serves as a good
scenic spot.
Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon (Degamve / Devgram), built in the 12th Century, is famous for its rich
antiquity and Kadamba style architecture.
Kasamalgi Parshwanatha is a remote village where, an Idol of Bhagwan Parshwanath dating to the 11th
Century was recovered while digging in a Government School premises during 2005.

Shelf of Projects
Sector

Sub-sector

Investment
Sponsoring
Potential
Authority
(Rs. Cr)

Energy

Wind Energy

N/A

KREDL

Energy

Wind Energy

N/A

KREDL

Energy

Wind Energy

N/A

KREDL

Energy

Wind Energy

N/A

KREDL

Belgaum

Energy

Thermal
Generation

3,500

Quest Aerospace SEZ,

Belgaum

Engineering

Aerospace

Quest Aerospace SEZ

Belgaum

Engineering

Infrastructure

Light Engineering Products

Quest Aerospace SEZ

Engineering

Other
Manufacturing

R&D Park

Belgaum

Education

R&D

Project

Wind Energy Plant

Wind Energy Plant

Wind Energy Plant
Wind Energy Plant
Gas based 700MW power
plant (Gas Requirement 3.2
MMSCMD)
Defense and Aerospace
Equipment/ component
Manufacturing Plant

District/ Location
Hill ranges of
Sureban,Yere Kittur,
Kallur, Mallur and
Basidoni
Hill ranges of Halolli
to Katkol (Godachi,
Khanpet, Torgal)
Hill ranges of Soudatti to
Ugargol
Hill ranges of Hanumana
Hatti to Kakti

5,000

150

500
300

Low-cost hospital

Belgaum

Health

Primary/
secondary
medical care

Geriatic care and nursing

homes

Belgaum

Health

Tertiary medical
50
care

Radiology Diagnostics and

Dialysis Centers

Belgaum

Health

Tertiary medical
10
care

Industrial Areas in PRIDe

Corridor

Hukeri

Industrial
Infrastructure

PRIDe Corridor

Integrated Township

Kittur

Urban
Infrastructure

Greenfield
Integrated
Townships

Outer Ring Road

Belgaum (27 KM)

Urban
Infrastructure

Ring Roads

Development of Modern
Bus Station and Commercial
Building on NWKRTC site

Belgaum

Urban
Infrastructure

Bus Stations/
Terminals

Bus Terminal/Multi Modal Hub

Belgaum (opposite
Railway Station)

Bus Stations/
Terminals

Parking Facilities

Belgaum

MSWM - Collection &

Transportation

Belgaum

Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure

Parking
Solid Waste
Management

100

7,376
N/A

180
26
N/A
4
30

PCKL
Department of
Commerce &
Industries
Department of
Commerce &
Industries
Department of
Commerce &
Industries
Department of
Higher Education
Department of
Health & Family
Welfare
Department of
Health & Family
Welfare
Department of
Health & Family
Welfare
Department of
Commerce &
Industries
Karnataka
Housing Board
DULT
NWKRTC
Transport
Department
Transport
Department
DMA

Project
Underground
Drainage Scheme
Underground
Drainage Scheme
Underground
Drainage Scheme
24X 7 Water supply
on PPP basis
24X 7 Water supply
on PPP basis

District/
Location

Sector

Sankeshwar

Belgaum

Hukkeri

Belgaum

Sadalga

Belgaum

Sankheshwar

Belgaum

Hukkeri

Belgaum

Sub-sector
Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure
Urban
Infrastructure

Investment
Potential
(Rs. Cr)
Sewerage &
Drainage
Sewerage &
Drainage

Sponsoring
Authority
29

DMA

19

DMA

Sewerage &
Drainage

24

DMA

Water
Supply

26.84

KUWSDB

Water
Supply

14.09

KUWSDB

Wine Park in Krishna

Belgaum
Valley

Belgaum

Agri
Infrastructure

Wine Parks

55

Agri-investment
Region

Belgaum

Agri
Infrastructure

Investment
Region

200

Belgaum

Department of
Horticulture/ Food
Karnataka Limited
Department
of Agriculture/
Karnataka State
Agricultural Produce
Processing & Export
Corporation Limited
(KAPPEC)

Key Contacts
Commerce & Industries Department
Principal Secretary to Govt. of Karnataka
#106, 1st Floor, Vikasa Soudha
Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi,
Bengaluru-560 001, India.
Ph.: +91 80 22252443 Fax: +91 80 22259870
Email: prs_ci@karnataka.gov.in
Department of Industries & Commerce
Commissioner for Industrial Development &
Director for Industries and Commerce
Government of Karnataka
No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,
Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India.
Ph.: +91 80 22389901-08 Fax: +91 80 2238 9909
Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in
Visit us at: www.karnatakaindustry.gov.in
Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board
Development Officer, K.I.A.D.B. Zonal Office, Plot
No. 7/B, B.K. Kangrali I.A. Belgaum
Ph.: 0831-2475963 Email: kiadb@mail.nic.in
Visit us at: www.kiadb.in
Karnataka Udyog Mitra
Managing Director,
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),
No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India.
Ph.: +91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232, 2228 6632
Fax: +91-80-2226 6063
Email: md@kumbangalore.com www.kumbangalore.com
The Joint Director, District Industries Centre
Udyambag ,Belgaum 590 008.
Ph: 0831 2 244340, 2440852 , Fax: 2441209
E mail: jd-belgaum@karnatakaindustry.gov.in
Karnataka State Financial Corporation
Hotel Sanman Compound,
College Road,Belgaum-590 011
Ph.: 0831-2429243, 2427043 Fax: 0831-2432723

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