The Andhra Pradesh wildlife management authorities are all set to introduce speed boating in the heart of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) in the Godavari estuary. The sanctuary is barely 10 km away from the city of Kakinada.
Until now, only two mechanised boat services were available between the sanctuary and Hope Island in the Bay of Bengal.
A trial run has been completed for speed boating in the sanctuary, including the mangrove cover by passing through the Coringa, a branch of the Godavari river, at its confluence point into the Bay of Bengal.
