Rapur

Rapur is a town, municipality, railway junction and a Mandal in SPSR Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It become a municipality in 2020. Rapur has India's longest electrified railway tunnel, 6.6 km long on line between Cheropali-Krishnapatnam port, opened by vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Aug 21, 2019. Rapur became a railway junction with 4 routes in 2022 after completion of Nadikudi-Srikalahastri line. Kandaleru dam, the longest earth dam, is also in Rapur mandal. The dam is a part of Telugu Ganga project which is a key water source channel for Chennai. Fishes of all kind from this dam are being exported to Kerala and Chennai. The surroundings forest and land have rich mica resources.