Lok Sabha Question No. 3150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Lighthouses in PPP Mode
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Vijay Baghel

- (a) Yes.
- (b)  75  lighthouses  have  been  identified  and  developed  for  tourism  purposes  in  10 States/Union  Territories.  State-wise  list  of  75  lighthouses  is  attached  as  Annexure-I. Mahabalipuram lighthouse in Tamil Nadu has been developed in PPP mode for tourism purposes.
- (c) Infrastructure facilities like museum, amphi-theatre, open air theatre, cafeteria, children play area, gazebo, landscaping and lifts have been developed for tourism purposes in selected lighthouses.
- (d) & (e) There is no such proposal under consideration in this Ministry.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING ANS WATERWAYS

## LOK SHABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3150

ANSWERED ON - 09/08/2024

## LIGHTHOUSES IN PPP MODE

3150.   SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

DR.  HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be please to state: पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) whether the Government plans to utilise lighthouses as tourist destinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of lighthouses identified for this purpose and their locations including those in PPP mode;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to develop the necessary infrastructure and facilities at these lighthouses for tourism;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to involve private sector participation in the development and management of lighthouse tourism; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

## Annexure - I

State-wise list of 75 Lighthouses developed for tourism purposes

|   S. No. | State/ UT                   | Name of Lighthouse                                                                                                                                                                |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat                     | Mandvi, Rawalpir, Samiyani, Okha, Kachhigarh, Porbandar, Mangrol, Jaffrabad, Jegri, Alang, Ghogha, Hazira, ValsadKhadi, Gopnath, Veraval, Dwarka, Umargaon                        |
|        2 | Goa and Karnataka           | Aguda, Tadri, Bhatkal, Kaup, Surathkal, Kundapur                                                                                                                                  |
|        3 | Kerala                      | Kannur, Ponnani, Chetwai, Vypin, Alappuzha, Valiyazhikkal, Thangesserili, Anjengo, Vizhinnjam, Azokode, Kadalur Point                                                             |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu                  | Kanniyakumari, Kuthankuli, Manappad, Kilakkari, Dhanushkodi, Pamban, Karaikkal, Mallipattinam, Kodikkarai, Nagapattinam, Poompohar, Pulicat, Muttom Point, Mahabalipuram, Chennai |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh              | Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam, Antervedi, Sacramento, Vakalpudi, Santapalli, Kalingapatnam, Baruva, Vodarevu, Pudimadaka                                                            |
|        6 | Odisha and West Bengal      | Gopalpur, Puri, Chandrabhaga, Paradip, False Point, Tajpur, Dariyapur, Sagar Island                                                                                               |
|        7 | Maharashtra                 | Uttan Point, Korlai Fort, Jaigarh, Ratnagiri, Vengurla Point, Kelshi                                                                                                              |
|        8 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | North Point, Port Cornwallis                                                                                                                                                      |

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