The Ministry of Tourism, as advised by the Ministry
of Home Affairs, has constituted a Sub-Group of Task
Force comprising representatives from Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting; Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change; Ministry of
Shipping; Archaeological Survey of India; Coastal India Development Council;
Indian Coast Guard and Maritime Board of Government of Gujarat to provide
inputs for identifying islands for holistic development, indicate islands with
historic places, and with tourism potential for holistic development. An
Interim Report on holistic development of islands has been submitted to the
Ministry of Home Affairs.
Ministry of Shipping has informed that 78
lighthouses have been identified for tourism development of which 44 are
mainland lighthouses and 34 are island lighthouses.
The State-wise details of Lighthouses
which are being developed as tourist attractions are given below:-
Development and promotion of tourism including
recreation facilities such as water sports, resorts, light and sound shows at
tourist attractions is the responsibility of the State Governments and Union
Territory Administrations. The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial
Assistance to the projects that are complete as per existing scheme guidelines
and are sanctioned subject to availability of scheme/funds and utilization of
funds released earlier.
LIST OF LIGHTHOUSES
|
Land Lighthouses
|
Island Lighthouses
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
1.
|
Dwarka
|
1.
|
Pirotan
N. Point
|
|
2.
|
Veraval
|
2.
|
Kalubhar
|
|
3.
|
Mandvi
|
3.
|
Piram
|
|
4.
|
Kachchigarh
|
4.
|
Savaibet
|
|
5.
|
Gopnath
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Alang
|
|
|
|
MAHARASHTRA/
GOA
|
|
1.
|
Uttan
|
1.
|
Vengurla
Rock
|
|
2.
|
Korlai
Fort
|
2.
|
Sao
George
|
|
3.
|
Jaigarh
|
3.
|
Kanhoji
Angre
|
|
4.
|
Ratnagiri
|
4.
|
Sunk
Rock
|
|
5.
|
Umergaon
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Devgad
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Tolkeshwar
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Kanai
Creek
|
|
|
|
9.
|
Aguada
|
|
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
|
1.
|
Bhatkal
|
1.
|
Oyster
Rock
|
|
2.
|
Suratkal
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Kaup
|
|
|
|
KERALA
|
|
1.
|
Chetwai
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Vypin
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Mannakodam
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Vizhinjam
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Thangesseri
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Kannur
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Alleppy
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Kadalur
Point
|
|
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Kadamat
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Thinakara
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Agathi
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Androth
W. End
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Kavaratti
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Suhelipar
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Chetlath
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Kalpeni
|
|
|
|
9.
|
Kiltan
|
|
|
|
10.
|
Minicoy
|
|
TAMILNADU
|
|
1.
|
Manappad
|
|
|
|
2.
|
Kilakkarai
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Kodikkarai
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Portonovo
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Pulicat
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Mahabalipuram
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Kanyakumari
– Muttam
|
|
|
|
PUDUCHERY
|
|
1.
|
Pondicherry
|
|
|
|
ANDHRA
PRADESH
|
|
1.
|
Antervedi
|
1.
|
Nagayalanka
|
|
2.
|
Sacramento
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Vakalpudi
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Santapille
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Kalingapatnam
|
|
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
1.
|
Gopalpur
|
1.
|
False
point
|
|
2.
|
Puri
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Paradip
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Chandrabhaga
|
|
|
|
WEST
BENGAL
|
|
1.
|
Dariyapur
|
1.
|
Saugor
island
|
|
ANDAMAN
& NICOBAR ISLAND
|
|
|
|
1.
|
North
point
|
|
|
|
2.
|
North
Cinque
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Port
Cornowallis
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Sir
Huge Rose
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Aves
|
|
|
|
6.
|
East
island
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Chidiya
Tapu
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Little
Andaman
|
|
|
|
9.
|
Rutland
|
|
|
|
10.
|
Keating
Point
|
|
|
|
11.
|
South
Sentinel
|
|
|
|
12.
|
Narcondum
|
|
|
|
|
|
This information was given by
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of
State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha
today.
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Sanjay
Kumar/jk/Parl. No. 4/10-12-2015