The beautiful and well planned township for the employees of the plant is called Ukkunagaram (ukku is Telugu for steel, nagaram is Telugu for town).
The design of the Township itself is state-of-the-art. The designers (Auroville trust - Pondicherry) followed the Roman Circular design for the layout of homes and roads to keep the distances equal between any two points within the township. It is a modern township with underground sewerage, storm water drains and underground power cabling.
There are 11 sectors in the Township(12th sector under construction), oldest of them being sectors 1, 2 and 3, and Sector 7 which is the exclusive domain of the directors and the chairman's homes. Other sectors came into being as the plant's staffing matured. On the average, each sectore consists of about 400 and above housing units, which vary from multi-storied quarters (3 floors) to single family homes. There are also bungalows exclusively for the directors of the plant.
Sector 1 Russian complex used to house the Russians who came to erect and commission the first blast furnace "Godavari", The RMHP, Sinter, and Coke Oven Batteries I & II.
The beauty of the Township is that it sits in the cradle of the unspoilt forest belt starting at the Valleys of Araku through Yelamanchili to Narsipatnam. The township comes under the mandate of the Town Administration. The continued afforestation efforts of the management has ensured a green and pollution-free environment and thereby creating a unique ecosystem in itself. The township has well kept roads, regulated traffic. The township also has all market places, parks, clubs, sports facilities exclusively for the employees and their dependents.
The township has become a place for harmonious living.There are many well made Temples,churches and a Mosque for spiritual progress.
Ukkunagaram Gaana Sabha : This is a cultural organisation established in the year 1994 as a forum for fine arts especially traditional Music. The sabha regularly -monthly conducts performing artist of merit, yearly conducting music festivals , honoring great living artists of India. The children of the budding township are given to wider exposure to the best form of art and music.
Some of the prominent schools / College in the township are
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Central School (KV) in Sector 1
- DAV Public School in Sector 3
- Delhi Public School (DPS) in Sector 8
- De Paul School (DePS) in Sector 8
- Jyothi Bala Vihar (Kindergarten)in Sector-2, 5 and 9
- Chaitanya Public School in Sector 11
- Shiva Shivani Public School in Sector 9
- Little Angels School in Sector 10
- Aurobindo Public School near Ravi Rays petrol bunk on Main approach road.
- Chaitanya College (ALFA) on main approach road opp Kanithi
Last but not the least is the vistas that the Big Kanithi Balancing reservoir offers. This large mass of water reservoir is for the captive consumption of the plant and the township alike and sits between the Township and the NH5. It draws its water from a special canal built exclusively for it from the River Yeleru, a tributary of the great river Godavari.
The road that leads from the plant plaza main gate into the township actually travels ahead as a bypass to the busy NH5 and skips Anakapalli directly to Yelamanchili and Tuni, cutting almost 20 miles (30 km) on the road route from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada.
For recreation of Officers, there are 2 Clubs in township, Ukkunagaram Club in Sector-4 and Steel Club in Sector-1. For all others there are Community welfare centers, CWC-1 in Sector-5 and CWC-2 Sector-9.
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