Water Crisis In Krishna District Coastal Areas

Krishna District

Krishna District 

Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal near Hamsaladevi village of the district. Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters for the district. Vijayawada is the biggest city in the district and also the commercial center of the state.

Krishna district with its district headquarters at Machilipatnam was formerly called Machlipatnam District. Later it was renamed as Krishna district after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859 with Machilipatnam with its head. Guntur district was separated from Krishna in 1904. Again in 1925 Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari districts.

The district has rich variety of soils and agriculture is the most important occupation with Paddy as the main food crop produced.

The District is divided into four revenue divisions namely Vijayawada, Nuzvid, Machilipatnam, and Gudivada revenue divisions each headed by a sub collector. There are fifty mandals in the district and six municipalities. The municipalities are Gudivada, Jaggaiahpeta , Machilipatnam, Nuzivid , Pedana , and Vijayawada