Kakinada Hope Island

(Ministry of Tourism)

WHAT

Kakinada Hope Island in Andhra Pradesh has been developed as a world Class Coastal & Eco-Tourism Circuit.

KAKINADA HOPE ISLAND

• Hope Island is a small tadpole-shaped Island situated off the coast of Kakinada, India, in Bay of Bengal.
• A young island was formed in the late 18th century, from the sediment outflow carried by the waters of the Koringa River, a distributary of the Godavari.
• The small bay it encloses is outflow basin of the Korings, the northern most distributary of the Godavari.
• The sand bars formed have gained permanence due to successive deposition of sand and alluvial silt.
• The area between Kakinada coast and Hope Island is known as Kakinada Bay.
• Hope Island acts as natural barrier for storm surges and possible tsunami events.
• It provides tranquility to the ships anchored in Kakinada Bay which makes Kakinada Port one of the safest natural ports in the Eastern Coast of India.
• The northern tip of the island is called “Godavari Point”, which overlooks the entry point into the Kakinada Bay and the Kakinada harbour.
• The sandy beaches of Hope island, along with the adjacent Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary are a nesting ground of the Vulnerable Olive Ridley turtle.
• Hope Island houses two small hamlets of fisher folk, named Putrayya Pakalu and Sorlagondu Pakalu housing about 400 families.

Source: PIB

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