Bijapur is one of 57 Karnataka cities in the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal eGovernance project. On Aug 15th 2005 each of the 57 cities will get a comprehensive website as well as the Public Grievance & Redressal module. Other important modules to be launched by June 2006 are Property Tax, Financial Accounting  GIS Mapping, Birth & Death Certification, and Ward Works. Nirmala Nagara project is a partnership between the Urban Development Dept, eGovernments Foundation & Survey of India. These computer based systems coupled with Govt. process re-engineering and GIS digital mapping will provide transparency and accountability and smoother delivery of services to citizens of Karnataka. Your feedback and inputs are greatly appreciated. Please send inputs to contact@egovernments.org

Bijapur is best known for its magnificent Gol Gumbaz' which is the second largest dome in the world and other historical buildings, including the Jamiya Masjid, which has been called one of the first mosques in India. Located 530km north-west of Bangalore, this ancient town was first settled in the 11th century by the Chalukyan dynasty and later rose to prominence as the capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Today, it is an important tourist destination in Karnataka with its smorgasbord of places of historical, cultural and architectural interes    TOUR OF BIJAPUR

                                There was lot of scope for agriculture in the district before submergence due to submergence. Bijapur was very famous for its cotton crop. Agriculture is the main occupation. Jawar, cotton, sugar cane, ground  nut, bajra, wheat are the main crops.Textile Industry is widespread in almost all the talukas of the district. 'Ilkal  sarees' of Ilkal, cotton sarees of Rabkavi-Banahtti, 'Khana' (Blouse Piece) of Guledagudda are well known. Government of Karnataka started Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) in  Banahatti town.                                                                   
 
                  The  “Navanagar” which is four times bigger than  Bijapur, is developed on the model designed by Mr. Charles Corea, the renowned architect and town planner on the basis of Indian Vastushastra.  It is equipped with all modern facilities and civil amenities, which has a capacity to accommodate about 2 lakh people, keeping in mind the development in the next 100 years.