Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Most of the major national highways, like NH216 and NH165, pass through towns in the district. Railways The South Central Railway division of Indian Railways operates many passenger routes and freight transport through the district. The Howrah-Chennai main line, Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, and Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch lines are the major lines and sections that provide rail connectivity in the district. The Kovvur-Bhadrachalam Railway line and Kotipalli-Narsapur Railway line are the major railway projects in the district. Airways Since the district's Tadepalligudem Airport is not operational, the adjacent Rajahmundry Airport is utilized instead. Waterways National Waterway 4 passes through the district and connects Puducherry with Kakinada and Rajahmundry via Tadepalligudem, Eluru. It has access to the Bay of Bengal at Narsapuram. The Andhra Pradesh state government began construction of a fishing harbor in Narsapuram in September 2021. Education The primary and secondary schools are maintained by the government under the state's School Education Department of the state, supplemented by private institutions. According to the school information report for the 2015–16 academic year, there are a total of 4,408 schools. They include 19 government, 2,664 mandal and zilla parishads, 1 residential schools, 1,344 private schools, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 208 municipal schools, and 169 other types of schools. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary, and high schools within the district was 522,793 during the 2015-16 school year. Universities National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem (NIT, Tadepalligudem) Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, Tadepalligudem Notable people Chiranjeevi, film actor, Central Minister Prabhas, actor Alluri Sitarama Raju, freedom fighter Krishnam Raju, film actor, Central Minister Ramalinga Raju, founder of Satyam Computer Services Trivikram Srinivas, film director Sunil (actor), actor Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO Krishna Vamsi, film director Brahmaji, film actor See also List of villages in West Godavari district References External links West Godavari district official website Official website Districts of Andhra Pradesh 1925 establishments in India