Sri City


Sri City or Satyavedu Reserve Infracity Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated business city located on NH 16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Much of the Sri City area is in Chittoor District and a smaller area along the NH16 is in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Geography

It is situated between north latitudes of 13°29’50" & 13°34’40" and east longitudes of 79°57’30" & 80°02’50", at an average elevation of about 20 metres above MSL covering parts of Chittoor district and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. It is alongside NH 5 which forms part of the Golden Quadrilateral. A creek flows through Sri City passing through a number of lakes on the way to joining Pulicat Lake north of Tada. There is a state forest on the western boundary. The Telugu Ganga project carrying Krishna River water to Chennai passes along the western boundary of Sri City.

Languages

is the official and spoken language. Most of the educated populace speak English and are bi-lingual.

Demographics

Sri City forms part of Satyavedu and Varadaiahpalem mandals of Chittoor District. It is part of the Satyavedu constituency and Tirupati MP constituency. As per 2011 census the total population of the satyavedu constituency is 2,77,010, with a literacy rate of 78.98, well over national rate of Literacy in India which stand at 74.04%.

Social organizations

The ground breaking ceremony of Sri City was done by the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Late Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on August 08, 2008.
In 2015, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated seven industrial and manufacturing units in Sri city while performed the ground-breaking ceremony for 11 industrial units - Rexam, Vermeiren, Cipy Pagel, KGI Clothing, Ayurvet, Brindco, Power Gas, Koncept Poly Pro, Be' Rollex, Beva Silicones and Godawari Udyog providing the big boost to industrial sector in the state.
The following units have set up their facilities in Sri City
The integrated township includes various zones: Industrial, Residential, Educational, Commercial and Recreational.
The Industrial Zone includes a Special Economic Zone for Export Oriented Industry and Domestic Tariff Zone for Domestic Industry. It is a business destination for global companies to establish Manufacturing, Services and Trading operations in India.
The SEZ is administered by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation & Industrial Area Local Authority. The Government appointed officer controls the planning and building approval processes. A Commissioner appointed by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce, administers the area.
The SEZ was designed by Jurong Consultants, Singapore, taking into account future dimensions of expansion.

Transport

Sricity is located in close proximity to Asian Highway 45. The Tirupati Airport is the nearest domestic airport and Chennai International Airport is the nearest international airport. Tada and Arambakkam railways stations are nearest railway stations to Sricity. Chennai Port and Ennore Ports are the nearest port to the town. While, Krishnapatnam Port is located to the north of Sri City.