EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The District presents 2 distinct Geographic divisions. The strip of the land along the coast and the interior called the plains division and hilly area of the Eastern Ghats flanking it on the North and West called the Agency Division. The Agency Division consists of the hilly regions covered by the Eastern Ghats with an altitude of about 900 metres dotted by several peaks exceeding 1200 metres. Sankaram Forest block topping with 1615 metres embraces the mandals of Paderu, G.Madugula, Hukumpeta, Chintapalli, G. K. Veedhi, Koyyuru, Pedabayalu, Munchingiput, Dumbriguda, Arakuvalley and Ananthagiri shown in figure 1.