Agriculture is the main occupation in this division. The average rainfall is less. Crops are grown according to the rains. As the average rainfall is less, the division is prone to droughts often. Hence, the districts of this division are called as ‘Drought Prone districts’. Iron and Steel industries, Sugar industries, Cement industries and thermal power plants are the major industries of this division. These have provided employment to people here. The Bidari art of Bidar is very famous. Ballari and Koppala have larger Iron and Steel industries. Similarly, Yadgir and Kalaburagi have huge cement industries. The tourism of this place is slowly picking up. Hampi, Tungabhadra dam, Sannathi of Kalaburagi district, Khwaja Bhande Nawaz Dargah, the fort of Bidar, Basava Kalyana, Hatti gold mine of Raichur are the major tourist centres of the division. Hatti gold mine of Raichur district produces the highest gold in India.
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