The main rivers that flow in Cuddapah district are Penna, Chitravathi, Kunderu, Papaghni, Sagileru and Cheyeru. Agriculture is one of the main source of occupation for the people who grow rice, jowar, cotton, turmeric, maize, arhar, chillies, sugar cane, sesame, peanuts, and melons. The forests of the district provide timber including the rare sandalwood, which is found only in this region, is the chief source of revenue for the state and nation. Another source of income for the district is handloom industry at Madhavaram. The different places of the district is involved in the mining of limestone and kaolin and there's an asbestos Mining processing unit at Pulivendula.
The district of Cuddapah is well connected by road and rail with the different towns of the district and other parts of the state. There are a number of canals, dams and reservoirlike Sunkesula Dam on Tungabadra river, Handhri Nivas Sujala Sravanthi project and Pulivendula Canal, a Reservoir on Buggavanka river, Galer-Nagari-Sujalasravanthi Canal that meet the water requirement of the region.
The major tourist attractions of Cuddapah are:
- Bhagavan Mahavir Government Museum, Cuddapah
- Chand Phira Gumbadh, Cuddapah
- Gandikota Fort, Gandikota
- Kandimallayapalli Brahmamgarimatam, Kandimallayapalli
- Masjid-e-Azam, Cuddapah
- Pushpagiri Temples, Pushpagiri
- Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple, Vontimitta
- Tallapaka Temples, Tallapaka
- Sri Lanka Malleswara Wild life Sanctuary, Lankamalleswaram
- Sri Venkateswara Wild Life Sanctuary, Rajampet
Last Updated on : February 28, 2020
