Semiliguda

Semiliguda is a small town located in the Koraput district of the state Odisha, India. It is a suburb of Sunabeda Municipality. The population mainly comprises migrants from other parts of Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh though there is a large presence of native Koraputiyas as well.HistorySemiliguda was a small village in dense forest, inhabited by the native Koraputiya. With the development of the two townships nearby: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in 1968 and National Aluminium Company in 1981, the area witnessed rapid development and commercialization attracting large number of people to come and set up their businesses here. Semiliguda is one of the best tourist place in Koraput district because of its beauty of nature. It has many temples including Shiva, Ganga, Hanuman, Tarini, Durga, Ram, etc. It has an ICSE school - Jeevan Jyothi Convent School, an engineering college SCITM - Samantha Chandrashekhar Institute of Technology and Management and a Semiliguda College.Present daySemiliguda has been a victim of the Naxalism, with several incidents of business men being killed, or threatened for ransom, by the Naxals. Such violence has resulted in a slowing of development in Semiliguda.