DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS

Navinal Point is made up of a few ridges of sand and a large swamp partly covered with the bushes. The mangrove forms the background of Navinal Point. North East ward from Navinal Point, is Bacha Creek on which Mundra new port exists. Vast land on the South-West of the Navinal point Lighthouse was Re-claimed during 1996-97 for Adani port.

Navinal point Lighthouse is approachable by a Departmental machine boat through the creek from Mundra port through the Creek. There is a pucca road connecting Mundra Port to Mundra Town. A land route to Navinal point Lighthouse through Adani port Area is also available since 1996.

A Lighted beacon existed at the Navinal point in 1892. It was a fixed light being hoisted from a column regularly. It was mainly to assist boats ferrying between ports of Mundra, Tuna, Rozi and Okha. An improved flashing light was installed in the same lantern. in 1949. A new Lighthouse tower and a Baffle wall for fog signal were constructed and completed in 1965. The Lighthouse and fog signal equipments supplied by M/s B.B.T, Paris, were installed at the station. The lighthouse was commissioned into service on 1st June 1965. In 1988 the fog signal service was withdrawn and equipments removed. The emergency light source working on DA gas was replaced by 12V 60W Halogen lamp on 5th June 1993. The direct drive system was integrated with the optic assembly on 28th June 1997. The jacketing of tower was taken up and completed in 1994.

A 65m Radar tower for ‘X’ Band Radar for proposed VTS for the Gulf of Kachchh is planned at Navinal.