My Guntur

Guntur is the third most populous city in the state.The city hosts the largest Asian market.It comes under AP Capital Region Development Authority.Guntur city is a major commercial centre in Andhra Pradesh...Cotton, tobacco and chilli are some of the major commodities that are exported from here to different parts of the world. The city hosts the largest Asian market for red chillies.

The city is the regional headquarters of the State Road Transport System. It is connected to all the major cities of the country through various national and state highways. There are major highways such as Madras—Guntur—Kolkata highway, Guntur—Nagarjuna Sagar—Hyderabad highway (which can take to other major routes like Mumbai and Delhi) and the Guntur— Vinukonda – Kurnool – Bellary highway. Within the city the traffic primarily flows using the inner, outer ring-roads, few bridges, main roads. Many intersections have innovative traffic signals and video cameras to control and monitor the traffic.Common modes of road transport within the city are cars, motorcycles, buses, and auto-rickshaws; antique pedal rickshaws can still be seen. The city is also a major part of the 600 billion Golden Quadrilateral system, a national transportation project that has recently been completed.

There is a proposal to build a more practical airport for the residents on the south-west side of Guntur city.