Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Lays Foundation Stone for India’s First Riverine Lighthouses in Guwahati, Assam
On March 5 2026, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), laid the foundation stones for four riverine lighthouses along the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, marking the first lighthouse infrastructure on an inland waterway in India, with a total project outlay of approximately Rs 84 crore.
On March 5 2026, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), laid the foundation stones for four riverine lighthouses along the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, marking the first lighthouse infrastructure on an inland waterway in India, with a total project outlay of approximately Rs 84 crore.
- The ceremony was held at Lachit Ghat in Guwahati, Assam, and was jointly organised by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the aegis of MoPSW.
About Brahmaputra River Lighthouses Project:
Sites: Four river lighthouses will be developed at Bogibeel (Dibrugarh district, Assam), Pandu (Kamrup Metro district, Assam), Silghat (Nagaon district, Assam), and Biswanath Ghat (Biswanath district, Assam) along the Brahmaputra on National Waterway-2 (NW-2).
Specifications: Each lighthouse will be 20 metres (m) high with a geographical range of 14 nautical miles and a luminous range of 8–10 nautical miles, powered entirely by solar energy.
Tourism: Each site will include facilities such as a museum, amphitheatre, cafeteria, children’s play area, souvenir shop, and landscaped public spaces to promote tourism.
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