Area of Operation
The operational area of Social Service Centre, Eluru, West Godavari District, where it has major operations, could broadly be divided into three categories viz. The upland region, the low-lying area and the Coastal region. Very interestingly, all these three regions are prone to frequent natural calamities, i.e., either drought or acute shortage of food or drinking water and people are suffering with poverty and so many social issues and underdevelopment.
The Social Service Centre covers with an extent of 10775 sq kms has total population of 55,83,896 spread over in 124 parishes in 4 Districts. The District of West Godavari is divided into three districts, namely Eluru district, west Godavari district and East Godavari district. Konaseema region is made into a new district with the name Dr. Br. Ambedkar Konaseema district. Thus, the jurisdiction of the diocese of Eluru is spread over four revenue districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh.