Godavarikhani


Godavarikhani Town is a part of Ramagundam City in the Indian state of Telangana.Also called as the Manchester City, Coal City, City of Black Gold. The name of the city has been coined by Geetla Janardhan Reddy as ' Godavarikhani ' as it is situated on the banks of the river 'Godavari' and 'Khani' which refers to mines as the city is known for its rich coal mines. It is a part of Ramagundam Municipal Corporation, located on the banks of Godavari River in Peddapalli district Godavarikhani is Rich in Coal reserves and NTPC Limited is located in Godavarikhani which supplies electricity to 5 south Indian states including Goa. FCI RFCL is located at Jyothi Nagar. Ramagundam and Godavarikhani are twin cities located on the banks of River Godavari. Connected with Ramagundam railway station, State Highway 1 also called as Rajeev Rahadari and Ramagundam Airport at. It's one of few Municipal Corporations in Telangana. Godavarikhani is most populous city after Warangal and Karimnagar. It has open cast coal mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited.

Government and politics

Law and order

is a city police force headquartered at Godavarikhani with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Peddapalli and Mancherial Districts.

Politics

, who won as MLA in the 2018 elections from Ramagundam constituency as an independent candidate against Former MLA Somarapu Satyanarayana who is representing the TRS party.
Somarapu Satyanarayana, who won as MLA in the 2014 elections from Ramagundam constituency, has been appointed as Telangana's first TSRTC Public Transport Chairman in 2016.

Education

Godavarikhani is an education center in Peddapalli District, Telangana, and has produced many renowned intellectuals, politicians, poets, and technologists over several decades. Many software students, born and educated in Godavarikhani, have migrated to major metropolitan areas in India and across the globe.
There are many schools and intermediate colleges in the city. Godavarikhani has Technology institutes, Polytechnic college, Degree & Post Graduated colleges and the CBSE School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC Ramagundam

Government Colleges in Godavarikhani

Godavarikhani bus depot of TSRTC ply buses to surrounding villages as well as interstate destinations. There is direct connectivity of Four Lane Express Highway road from Hyderabad – Karimnagar – Ramagundam Highway which is called Rajeev Rahadari. There is direct connectivity to Bengaluru by TSRTC and other Private Operators like Diwakar and Orange Travels.

Rail

provides rail connectivity and its A1+ category station and on Chennai central to New Delhi main railway line which is also a potential stoppage in terms of revenue and passengers. Ramagundam has direct connectivity to almost all major cities and towns of India like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Mangalore, Gauhati, Trivandrum Central, Kanyakumari, Pune, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra etc.,

Air

is old airport and government is planning to reopen this runway due to its proximity in between 4 districts and to make it connected to major cities.