Telangana All about Telangana State in India

1. TELANGANA

2. About Telangana
Telangana became the
29th state of India on 2
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 divisions,
namely, Warangal and
Medak.

3. Etymology
The name
Telangana is
thought to have
been derived
from the word
Trilinga, as in
the Trilinga
Desa, which
translates to
"the country of
the three
lingas".

4. List of districts in Telangana
Following is a list of the
districts that will make
up the province of
Telangana:
 Hyderabad
 Medak
 Adilabad
 Nalgonda
 Khammam
 Nizamabad
 Karimnagar
 Rangareddy
 Mahbubnagar
 Warangal

5. 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.

7. Geography
Telangana is situated on
the Deccan Plateau, in
the central stretch of the
eastern seaboard of the
Indian Peninsula. It
covers 114,800 square
kilometers (44,300 sq. mi).
The region is drained by
two major rivers, with
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.

8. 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
temperatures in the 42 °C
(108 °F) range. The
monsoon arrives in June
and lasts until September
with about 755 mm
(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 °C (72–73 °F) range.

9. Ecology
The Central Deccan
Plateau dry deciduous
forests Eco region covers
much of the state,
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.

10. National Parks and
Sanctuaries
Telangana has
three National
Parks: Kasu
Brahmananda
Reddy National
Park in Hyderabad
district, and
Mahavir Harina
Vanasthali National
Park and
Mrugavani
National Park in
Ranga Reddy
district.

11. Wildlife Sanctuaries in
Telangana include
Eturunagaram Wildlife
Sanctuary and Pakhal
Wildlife Sanctuary in
Warangal District, Kawal Tiger
Reserve and Pranahita
Wildlife Sanctuary in
Adilabad district, Kinnerasani
Wildlife Sanctuary in
Khammam district, Manjira
Wildlife Sanctuary in Medak
district, Nagarjunsagar-
Srisailam Tiger Reserve in
Nalgonda and
Mahbubnagar districts,
Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary
in Medak and Nizamabad
districts, Shivaram Wildlife
Sanctuary in Karimnagar
district.

12. 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. Other important
crops are cotton,
sugar cane, mango
and tobacco are the
local crops.

13. Recently, crops 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.

14. 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.

15. Textiles and
apparels,
pharmaceutical,
horticulture, poultry
farming are the
main industries in
Telangana.

16. 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.

17. Culture:
Telangana culture
combines cultural
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.

18. Monuments
Charminar, Golconda
Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs,
Chowmahalla Palace,
Birla Mandir, Falaknuma
Palace and Bhongir Fort,
Warangal Fort are some
of the monuments in
and around Hyderabad.

20. Religious tourism
 Dakshina Kashi
 Yadagirigutta Temple
 Bhadrachalam Temple
 Gnana Saraswati Temple
 Warangal - The Thousand Pillar Temple
 Vemulawada
 Keesaragutta Ramalingeshwara Swamy
temple
 Ramappa Temple

22. Water falls
Kuntala Waterfall located in Kuntala,
Adilabad district, at 45 metres (148 ft), is the
biggest in the state.

23. Infrastructure
Power
Hydel and thermal power projects in the
state meets 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.

24. Transport
The state is well connected other states with
road, rail and airways. However, since
Telangana is landlocked, it does not have
any seaports.

25. Language:
Telugu is the official language of Telangana,
although some people claim that the
Telangana Telugu is different than the general
Telugu spoken in Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu
language includes words from Sanskrit, Urdu
and English language. Urdu was the official
language of Hyderabad before 1948, but after
the Hyderabad state joined the Republic of
India, it became the language of the
government. Telugu is also the medium of
instruction in the schools and colleges of the
state.

26. 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 the 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
the 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
comprising ten districts from north-western Andhra Pradesh, in
February 2014. The state of Telangana was officially formed on
2 June 2014.

27. Education
 Telangana has multiple
institutes 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
educational needs of the
gifted rural youth of
Telangana.