Government whip and Mummudivaram MLA Datala Subbaraju handed over fishing boat engines to eight fisherman families of Hope Island near Koringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Kakinada district on Saturday (January 03, 2026). The engines for the boats have been provided under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, an initiative of the Blue Revolution. Addressing fishermen at Cholangi village, Mr.

Subbaraju assured them that fishing boat engines would be provided to all residents of Hope Island. Kakinada District Fisheries Officer V. Krishna Rao announced that a water park has been proposed at Cholangi village to promote marine fish off the Kakinada coast.