There are many lighthouses along the long coastline of India and in the associated islands. They are administered by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Government of India whose headoffice is located in Noida.
They are categorized for administrative reasons into nine directorates: Gandhidham, Jamnagar, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Port Blair.[1]
Gandhidham directorate
editOffice located in Gandhidham:
Jamnagar directorate
editOffice located in Jamnagar:
- Alang
- Bhidbhanjan
- Bural
- Chank
- Daman
- Diu-Head
- Dwaraka
- Ghogha
- Gopnath Bhavnagar
- Jafrabad
- Jegri
- Jodiya
- Mangrol
- Jhanjhmer
- Kachhighadh
- Kalubhar
- Mawadi
- Mungra
- Navadra
- Navi Bandar
- Piram Island
- Pirotan Island
- Porbandar
- Preigee Main Lightship
- Ruvapari
- Saiyad Rajapara
- Savaibet
- Simar
- Veraval
Mumbai directorate
editOffice located in Mumbai:
- Arnala
- Chaul Kadu
- Devgarh
- Hazira, Surat
- Jaigarh Head, Ratnagiri
- Kanai Creek
- Kanhoji Angre Island
- Korlai, Korlai Fort
- Luhara (formerly Broach Point)
- Honnavar
- Malpe
- Nanwel
- Prong's Lighthouse, Mumbai
- Ratnagiri
- Satpati
- St. George Island
- Tarapur
- Tolkeshwar point
- Uttan
- Khadi, Valsad
- Wagapur Point
- Wasi Borsi, Navsari
Mumbai Harbour
- Dolphin Lighthouse, Mumbai
- Sunk Rock Lighthouse, Mumbai
Goa directorate
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Office located in Goa:
- Aguada, Fort Aguada, Goa
- Suratkal point
- Honavar
- Betul
- Kap (Kaup)
- Bhatkal
- Vengurla Point
- Vengurla Rocks
- Oyster Rock Lighthouse, Karwar
- Kundapura
- Tadri
Cochin directorate
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Office located in Cochin:
- Agatti
- Alleppey (Alappuzha Lighthouse, Alappuzha)
- Amini
- Androth-East
- Androth-West
- Azhikode Lighthouse
- Beypore Lighthouse
- Bitra Island, Lakshadweep
- Cannanore
- Chetlat Island, Lakshadweep
- Chetwai Lighthouse
- Kadalur Point Lighthouse
- Kadamath
- Kalpeni
- Kasaragod Lighthouse
- Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep
- Kiltan North, Kiltan Island, Lakshadweep
- Kiltan South
- Manakkodam Lighthouse, Andhakaranazhy
- Minicoy North, Minicoy Island Lighthouse, Lakshadweep
- Minicoy South
- Mount Dilly Lighthouse, Kannur
- Ponnani Lighthouse
- Suhelipar
- Thinnakara
- Valiyakara
- Vypin or Cochin
- Anjengo Lighthouse, Anjengo, Trivandrum
- Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Chavara, Kollam
- Vizhinjam Lighthouse, Trivandrum
- Tangasseri Lighthouse, Kollam
Others
Chennai directorate
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Office located in Chennai:
- Kaniyakumari Lighthouse
- Pulicat Lighthouse
- Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
- Portonovo Lighthouse
- Nagapattinam Lighthouse
- Point Calimere Lighthouse
- Kodikkarai Lighthouse
- Mallipattinam Lighthouse
- Passipatnam Lighthouse
- Rameswaram Lighthouse
- Pamban Island Lighthouse
- Kadappakam
- Pandiyan Tivu Lighthouse, Tuticorin
- Manapad Lighthouse
- Ammapattinam Lighthouse
- Kilakarai Lighthouse
- Vembar Lighthouse
- Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Kollam
- Chennai Lighthouse
- Pondicherry Lighthouse, Puducherry
- Cuddalore
- Poompuhar
- Karaikal
- Olakkuda
- Muttom point
- Others
Visakhapatnam directorate
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Office located in Visakhapatnam:
Kolkata directorate
edit- Baruva
- Chandrabhaga Lighthouse, Konark
- Dariapur Lighthouse, Contai
- False Point at Kendrapara district of Odisha
- Gopalpur-on-Sea Lighthouse at Gopalpur, Odisha
- Kalingapatnam
- Paradip Lighthouse, Paradip
- Prayagi
- Puri Lighthouse
- Saugor
Others
Port Blair directorate
editOffice located in Port Blair:[2]
- Andaman Strait Eastern Entrance Lighthouse, Baratang
- Awes Island Lighthouse, near Mayabunder
- Battimalv Lighthouse, Car Nicobar
- Bompoka, near Teressa (Nicobar Islands)
- Cape Connaught Lighthouse, Nancowry Island
- Chidiya Tapu Lighthouse, South Andaman Island
- Chowra island, near Nancowry Island, Nicobar Islands
- East Island Lighthouse, Diglipur, North Andaman Island
- Indira Point, Great Nicobar Island
- Interview Island, Andaman Islands
- Kabra Island, Nicobar Islands
- Katchal Island West Bay
- Katchal East Bay Lighthouse
- Keating Point Lighthouse, Car Nicobar
- Little Andaman
- Menchal Island, Nicobar Islands
- Middle Button Island, Ritchie's Archipelago
- Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands
- North Brother Island
- North Button Island, Ritchie's Archipelago
- North Cinque Island
- North Point Lighthouse, Port Blair
- Port Cornwallis Lighthouse, Ross Island
- Pulo Milo, Nicobar Islands
- Rosen Point Lighthouse, near Campbell Bay
- Rutland Island
- Sir Hugh Rose Island, Ritchie's Archipelago
- South Button Island, Ritchie's Archipelago
- South Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands
- Strait Island
- Tillanchang Lighthouse, Nicobar Islands
- Wilson Island, Ritchie's Archipelago
Others
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Location of our offices". Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Lighthouses in Port Blair district". Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links
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