New lighthouse in Alappuzha
The Hindu
41.26-m-tall structure at Valiyazheekkal cost ₹8.49 cr.
The Centre is committed to the development of coastal areas, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said. He was inaugurating the Valiyazheekkal lighthouse in Alappuzha on Saturday.
Mr. Sonowal said the coastal areas had enormous tourism potential and his ministry was ready to assist if the State government presented good proposals.
The Valiyazheekkal lighthouse, a 41.26-metre-tall reinforced cement concrete tower with elevator and allied buildings, was constructed in 1,830 square metres of land at a cost of ₹8.49 crore. It is India’s first pentagon-shaped lighthouse and the second tallest in Kerala.
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