Naupada

Naupada is a village located in Santha Bommali mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is famous for salt fields and called the "Salt Bowl of Andhra Pradesh". It is better known for its railway junction station.GeographyNaupada is located at 18.5667N 84.3E. It has an average elevation of 5 metre (19 ft).TransportNaupada railway station is 2 km from Naupada village. It is a railway junction on the Howrah-Chennai main line and express trains halt here. Naupada-Gunupur branch line was converted in 2011 from narrow gauge to broad gauge.Salt productionNaupada Salt Fields are spread across more than in Naupada, Moolapeta and Bhavanapadu. This area is located where Garibula Gedda river is forming a lagoon before joining the sea. According to the official estimates, the quantity of salt produced by about 500 major and minor producers in and around Naupada is around 56,000 tonnes. Due to reduced prices and lack of support from government, the salt industry is almost shutting down. For the past few years the salt lands were converted to ponds for various types of aquaculture and almost polluted the land.