Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Light House Tourism Projects
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622

ANSWERED ON 0911212022

## LIGHT HOUSE TOURISM PROJECTS

## 622. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pteased  to state: ffi, *aqftTf,{ oiltq-sqrrf  {*

- (a) whether the Government had invited expression of interest for 65 light house sites for development  of light house  tourism projects on public private partnership mode;
- (c) the current  status of the light house development  projects in Kerala, particularly the Kannur Light House along with the estimated  timeline  for completion  of the Projects; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof,  State-wise including Kerala;
- (d) the details of the private stakeholders that have expressed interest for undertaking the light house tourism projects in Kerala?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The State-wise  list of 65 Lighthouses earmarked for development  of tourism on PPP mode is annexed and the state-wise  summary is listed below:
- (c) The Coastal Regulation  Zone (CRZ) mapping  of the 10 Lighthouses  earmarked for development  of tourism on PPP mode in the State of Kerala has been completed. Out of these 10 lighthouses,  CRZ clearances  for six (06) lighthouses  including  Kannur

|   S.No. | Name of the State         |   No. of Liqhthouses |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Gujarat                   |                   13 |
|       2 | Tamil Nadu                |                   11 |
|       3 | Kerala                    |                   10 |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh*           |                   09 |
|       5 | Maharashtra               |                   05 |
|       6 | Karnataka                 |                   05 |
|       7 | Odisha                    |                   05 |
|       8 | West Bengal               |                   03 |
|       9 | Andaman & Nicobar lslands |                   02 |
|      10 | Lakshadweep lslands       |                   01 |
|      11 | Goa                       |                   01 |

Lighthouse  have been initiated.  The remaining four (04) lighthouses fall under  "No Development  Zone"  (NDZ),  which Oo not p"t*it constiuction  of permanent  structures' Completion of the  projects is s-chedulei'i,ii*"  years from the date of obtaining  CRZ clearances  and approvll of the Department of Town and Country  Planning'

- (d) 11 Private stakeholders  expressed  their interest for undertaking  the lighthouse ioitit,  projects in Kerala' The details are as under:

| ffiannur,Kerala                |
|--------------------------------|
| m' Kerala ara HolidaY Resorts, |
| M/s Jll, Gurgaon' Haryana      |
| Resorts, New Delhi             |

## State-wise Iist of 65 lighthouses  earmarked for development of tourism  on PPP

Annexure Mode

| Sl.No   | State           | Name of Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Gujarat         | 1. Mandvi Lighthouse 2. Rawalpir Lighthouse 3. Samiyani Lighthouse 4. Okha Lighthouse 5. Kachhigarh Lighthouse 6. Porbandar Lighthouse 7. Mangrol Lighthouse B. Jaffrabad Lighthouse 9. Jegri Lighthouse 10. Alang Lighthouse 11. Piram lsland Lighthouse 12.Hazia Lighthouse                                  |
|         | Tamil Nadu      | 1 3. Valsad Khadi Lighthouse 1. Kanniyakumari Lighthouse 2. Kuthankulilghthouse 3. Manappad Lighthouse 4. Kilakkarai Lighthouse 5. Dhanuskodi Lighthouse 6. Pamban Lighthouse 7. Mallipattinam Lighthouse 8. Kodikkarai Lighthouse 9. Nagapattinam Lighthouse 1 0. Poompohar Lighthouse 11. Pulicat Lighthouse |
| It      | Kerala          | 1. Kannur Lighthouse 2. Ponnani Lighthouse 3. Chetwai Lighthouse 4. Vypin Lighthouse 5. Manakkodam Lighthouse 6. Alappuzha Lighthouse 7. Valiyazhikkal Lighthouse 8. ThangesseriPoint Lighthouse 9. Anjengo Lighthouse 't 0. Vizhinjam Lighthouse                                                              |
| IV      | Andhra Pradesh" | 1. Ramayapatnam Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

|                           | Name of Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                           | 2. Machilipatnam Lighthouse 3. Antervedi Lighthouse 4. Sacramento Lighthouse 5. Vakalpudi Lighthouse 6. Santapalli Lighthouse 7. Kalingapatnam Lighthouse B. Baruva Lighthouse 9. Dolphin Nose Lighthouse |
| Maharashtra               | 1. Uttan Point Lighthouse 2. Korlai Fort Lighthouse 3. Jaigarh Lighthouse 4. Ratnagiri Lighthouse 5. Vengurla Point Lighthouse                                                                            |
| Karnataka                 | 1. Oyster Rock Lighthouse 2. Tadri Lighthouse 3. Bhatkal Lighthouse 4. Kaup Lighthouse 5. Surathkal Lighthouse                                                                                            |
|                           | 1. Gopalpur Lighthouse 2. Puri Lighthouse 3. Chandrabhaga Lighthouse 4. Paradip Lighthouse 5. False Point Lighthouse                                                                                      |
| West Bengal               | 1. Tajpur Lighthouse 2. Dariyapur Lighthouse 3. Sagar lsland Lighthouse                                                                                                                                   |
| Andaman & Nicobar lslands | North Point Lighthouse Port Cornwallis Lighthouse 1. 2.                                                                                                                                                   |
|                           | 1. Minicoy Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                           | 1. Aguada Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                                      |