farmlands and paddy fields growing wide varieties of rice, other food grains, and other various crops. The Guntur Branch Canal (GBC) and other smaller rivers serve water to the farmlands in the region.
Afforestation, Green Guntur
A social forestry project for Guntur is on the anvil to make the region greener; Guntur, (since only about 35% of the forest in the district has survived as per available statistics, a common issue throughout India). The government is closely working with corporates like ITC Ltd, which has been actively associated with Guntur since a long time due to the presence of Indian Leaf Tobacco Development(ILTD)Division. The government and ITC have in cooordination planned projects which have helped the government in meeting the goals of Green Guntur. As a part of this Green Guntur project, one crore saplings have been planted in the city. The city's UDA is also developing many medium and large scale parks throughout the city.
Ports and Shore points
Located about 40 miles (64 km) from the city's urban area, the region has abundant coastline for trade, transport, and tourism. Though the exports from Guntur region mainly depend on Chennai harbour, there is a push to bring back one of its shore points as a harbour, with a chemical park also under consideration.
The Port City Complex in Guntur District/Nizampatnam Harbour
A port city to be built near Nizampatnam in Guntur District. This is part of a major renovation of the Nizampatnam Harbour. The development of this harbour will enable the Guntur region to be a major port player, with direct access to exports and imports to, around the world Projects Today,Yahoo News.
Suryalanka Beach near Bapatla
Suryalanka is a tourist shore point 35 miles (56 km) south of
