Lok Sabha Question No. 4886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Modernisation of Marine Navigation
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Nisith Pramanik, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Bhola Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINTSTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  N0.4886

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25T MARCH, 2021

## MODERNISATION  OF MARINE NAVIGATION

4886. DR. SUKANTA  MAJUMDAR: SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): SHRI BHOLA SINGH SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA  NAIK SHRIMATI SANGEETA  KUIVARI SINGH DEO: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, DR. JAYANTA  KUMAR ROY.

will the Minister of PoRTS,  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state: qd;I,  da  qftTfa:lk sd-flrlr [fr

- (a)whethertheGovernmentisplanningtointroducealegislation..theMarineaidsto NavigationBill202l"fordevelopment,maintenanceandmanagementofaidstonavigation in the country;
- (b) if so' the details thereof;
- (c)thedetailsofthelighthousesinstalledacrossthecouniryandfundsallocatedduring the last three Years,  State wise,
- (d)WhethertheGovernmenthasidentifiedheritagelighthousesfortheirdevelopment and if so, the details  thereof;
- (e)whethertheGovernmenthasanyplantomodernisethemarinenavigationwith state-of-the-art  technologies;  and
- (0ifSo,thedetailsthereofalongwithothermeasuresbeingtakenbytheGovernment in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTERoFSTATE(lNI]EPENDENTCHARGE)FoRPoRTS,SHIPPINGANDWATERWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)&(b)Yes,Sir...TheMarineaidstoNavigationBill202l,'fordevelopment,maintenance andmanagementofaidStonavigationinlndia;fortrainingandcertificationofoperatorsof aidstonavigation;andtoens-urecompliancewiththeobligationunderthemaritime treatiesandlnternationallnStrumentstowhichlndiaisaparty;haSbeenpassedbythe Lok Sabha  on 22"d March,2O2l

(c) 1g5 Lighthouses have been established  along the entire coastline of the country including  group of Andaman  & Nicobar lslands and Lakshadweep  lslands. The lighthouses are established  by the Central Government  and funds are not allocated  State-wise. The details of expenditure during the last three years are as under: -

|      | Year      | Expenditure (Rs in crore   |
|------|-----------|----------------------------|
| 1    | 2017 -18  | 53 78                      |
| 2.   | 2018-2019 | 59-41                      |
| 3.-- | 2019 2020 | 88 14                      |

(d) 1B Lighthouses have been identifred and taken up for development as Heritage lighthouses as these lighthouses  have completed  75 years since commissioning. The State-wise  details is annexed.

(e)&(f) With the advancement of technology,  the role of Marine Aids to Navigation  has moved from a purely passive one based on  "Visual  Aids to Navigation" to  "Radio and Digital based Aids to Navigation".

The Central Government  has established modern Marine Aids to Navigation such as Differential  Global  Positioning System (DGPS); National  Automatic ldentification System (NAIS) with 87 physical shore stations along the lndian Coastline  to track all the vessels fitted with Automatic ldentification System (AlS) transponder; and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in Gulf of Kachchh with 9 Radar networks with state-of-the-art  technologies.

ln reply to part (d) of the Lok sabha  Unstarred  Question  No' 4886 to be answered on25thMarch,zozlon,ModernisationofMarineNavigation'.

State\_wise  List of Heritage  Lighthouses  to be taken up for development

|      |                       | Name of State            |
|------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1    |                       | Guiarat                  |
| 2.   |                       | Guiarat                  |
| 3..  | Jaffrabad             | Guiarat                  |
| _ 4. |                       | We-t aengat              |
| 5.   | False Point           | _Odisha                  |
| 6    | MtrycoY               | LakshadweeP              |
|      | Oyg,ter Rock          |                          |
| B.   | K"qP                  | Karnataka -[noftra       |
| I    | Sacramento            | Pradesh                  |
| 10   |                       | anrttrra Pradesh Pradesh |
| 11.  |                       | a.'.ttrra                |
| 12.  |                       | Maharashtra              |
| rg   | MahabaliPuram         | Tamil Nadu               |
| 14.  | Mqttom Point          | ierdNeqq-                |
|      |                       | I Tamil Nadu             |
|      |                       | [eqlq                    |
| 7    |                       | Korala                   |
| 8    | AtlepeY Kadqlur Point | Kerala                   |