Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Makeover of Light Houses
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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(d)&(e): lighthouses.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## MAKEOVER OF LIGHT HOUSES

## 692. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) whether the Government is planning a complete makeover of light houses across the coastline;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d ) whether  the  innovation  work  is  proposed  to  be  carried  out  in  Public  Private Partnership mode; and
- (c ) the details of light houses selected from Kerala;
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)to(c): Yes, Madam. 78 lighthouses have been identified for developing as centres of  tourist  attraction  across  the  coastline.    The  State/  UT-wise  list  of lighthouses so identified is annexed .    8 Lighthouses selected in Kerala are as under:

- 1) Chetwai
- 2) Vypin
- 3) Manakkadam
- 4) Vizhinjam
- 5) Thangasseri
- 6) Kannur
- 7) Alleppey
- 8) Kadalur Point

Yes,  Madam.  Request for Proposal (RFP) & Request for Qualifications (RFQ)  from  prospective  and  potential  developers  for  8  lighthouse  at Aguada (Goa), Chandrabhaga (Odisha), Mahabalipuram, KanyaKumari Muttom  (Tamil  Nadu),  Kadalur  Point  (Kerala),  KanhojiAngre&  Sunk Rock  (Maharashtra)  and  Minicoy  (Lakshadweep)  have  been  invited.  An Expression  of  Interest  (EOI)  has  also  been  invited  by  the  Directorate General  of  Lighthouses  and  Lightships  (DGLL)  for  the  remaining  70

## ANNEXURE

## LIST OF LIGHTHOUSES FOR  PROMOTION OF TOURISM

## ( Total - 78 Nos.)

| GUJARAT              | 31. Vizhinjam                 | ODISHA                       |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.Mandvi             | 32. Thangasseri               | 60. Puri                     |
| 2. Pirotan NE. Point | 33. Kannur                    | 61. Paradip                  |
| 3. KalubharTapu      | 34. Alappuzha (Alleppy)       | 62. False Point              |
| 4. Kachchigarh       | 35. Kadalur Point             | 63. Chandrabhaga             |
| 5. Gopnath           | LAKSHADWEEP                   | 64. Gopalpur                 |
| 6. Alang             | 36. Kadamat                   | WEST BENGAL                  |
| 7. Veraval           | 37. Thinnakara                | 65. Dariyapur                |
| 8. Dwarka            | 38. Agathi Island             | 66. Sagar Island             |
| 9. Umargam           | 39. Androth W. END            | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS      |
| 10. Kanai Creek      | 40. Kavaratti Island          | 67. North Point (Port Blair) |
| 11. Piram            | 41. Suhelipar                 | 68. North Cinque             |
| 12. Savaibet         | 42. Minicoy                   | 69. Port Cornwallis          |
| MAHARASHTRA/GOA      | 43. Chetlat                   | 70. Sir Hugh Rose            |
| 13. Uttan Point      | 44. Kalpeni                   | 71. Aves                     |
| 14. Korlai Fort      | 45. Kiltan                    | 72. East Island              |
| 15. Jaigarh          | TAMILNADU                     | 73. ChidyaTapu               |
| 16. Ratnagiri        | 46. Manappad Point            | 74. Little Andaman           |
| 17. Sao George       | 47. Kilakkarai                | 75. Rutland                  |
| 18. Aguada           | 48. Kodikkarai                | 76. Keating Point            |
| 19. Devgarh          | 49. Porto Novo                | 77. South Sentinel           |
| 20. Tolkeshwar Point | 50. Pulicat                   | 78. Narcondam                |
| 21. Venugurla Rocks  | 51. Mahabalipuram             |                              |
| 22. KanhojiAngre     | 52. KanyaKumari- Muttam Point |                              |
| 23. Sunk Rock        | PUDUCHERRY                    |                              |
| KARNATAKA            | 53. Pondicherry               |                              |
| 24. Bhatkal          | ANDHRA PRADESH                |                              |
| 25. Suratkal Point   | 54. Antervedi                 |                              |
| 26. Kap              | 55. Sacremanto                |                              |
| 27. Oyster Rock      | 56. Vakalpudi                 |                              |
| KERALA               | 57. Santapile                 |                              |
| 28. Chetwai          | 58. Kalingapatnam             |                              |
| 29. Vypin            | 59. Nagayalanka               |                              |
| 30. Manakkodam       |                               |                              |