Directorate of Lighthouses & Lightships, Cochin20

MASTER LEDGER

KASARGOD LIGHTHOUSE

1.

Name

:

KASARGOD

2.

Sr.No ( in A.L.O.L )

:

0668.5

3.

Position

:

Lat  

12° 30.3’ N

Lon

74° 58.5’ E

4.

Elevation

:

38.5M

5.

Characteristic

:

Fl (3) W 20Sec

Tel No.   

04994-230911

6.

Range in N miles

(i)

Luminous

:

26 NM

(ii)

Geographical

:

16.8 NM

7.

Lighthouse Tower

(i)

Type

:

Octagonal Concrete Tower

(ii)

Height

:

30 m

(iii)

Colour Scheme

:

Black & White

8.

Optical Equipment

(i)

Make

:

M/s Asia Navigational Aids, New Delhi

(ii)

Type

:

PRB 21

(iii)

 Details of lamp arrays

Particulars

Main Light

Stand by

Emergency

(a)

Illuminant Lamp

Halogen lamp           100/90W, 100             24 V

Halogen lamp           100/90W, 100             24 V

Type “C”30W,6V

(b)

No of Panels( 6)

3

3

3

(c)

No of lamps per panel

12

12

1

(d)

No of rows in
Each panel

Horizontal:  6
Vertical:      2

6
2

1

(e)

Arrangements of lamps in each panels

6 lamps in each horizontal row connected in series

6 lamps in each horizontal row connected in series

3 lamps are in     series

(f)

Lamp supply voltage

150V AC

150V AC

18V dc

(g)

Duration of flash

0.5 Sec

0.5 Sec

0.44 Sec

(h)

Divergence

Horizontal:   9
Vertical:       9

9
9

9
9

(i)

Effective Beam Intensity

100000 cd

100000 cd

60000 cd

(iv)

Pedestal

(a)

Type

:

Gearless Electric pedestal revolving type fitted with duplicate drive coils and flux meters operated in 12 Vdc

(b)

RPM

:

 3

Lantern

(i)

Diameter

:

 3m

(ii)

Height of Glazing

:

2m

(iii)

No of panels

:

12 Nos

(iv)

Ventilators

:

11 Nos

10.

Energy source

(i)

Local Mains

:

Main supply 440 V,3 Æ,50 Hz KSEB

(ii)

Emergency

:

 Lead acid battery

(iii)

Stand By

:

 Diesel Genset

11.

No of Generator set

:

One

Details of Diesel engine

Sr No

Engine

Make

Type

No. of cylinders

RPM

HP

Cooling

1

25/1005/93126

Kirloskar

HA294

2

1500

15

Air

Details of Alternator

Sr No

Serial No

Make   

KVA

Volts

Hz

Ph

RPM

(a)

 030050/93

Kirloskar

12.5

230

50

Single

1500

12.

Automatic voltage stabilizer

Sr No

Make

Input

Output

Capacity

(a)

M/s Gargya Instruments

160-260 V

220 V ± 1%

10 KVA

13.

Isolating Transformer

 No

Make

Input

Output

Capacity

(a)

M/s Gargya Instruments

220 V

150V

10 KVA

14.

Batteries

Sr No

Where Used

Type

Make

Volts

Amp-Hr

Qty

(i)

Engine Start

Lead acid

Exide

12

180

02 Nos

(ii)

Alarms & Pedestal drive

Lead acid

Exide

12

 180

 01 No

(iii)

Reserve Lamps

Lead acid

Exide

12

150

02 Nos

Battery Charger

Sr No

  Make

Input

Output

Ratings

(i)

 M/s Gargya Instruments

220-250V

12 Vdc

36 A

(ii)

 M/s Gargya Instruments

220-250V

18Vdc

36 A

16.

Fire Fitting Equipments

Sr No

Equipment

Type

Capacity

Qty

1

Fire Extinguisher

Foam Type

 9 ltr

2 Nos

2

Fire Extinguisher

DCP type

3.2

2 Nos

3

No of Sand Buckets

-

-

2 Nos

4

No of Water Buckets

-

-

2 Nos

17.

Communication

:

Telephone No 04994-230911

 18.

Water Supply

:

Municipal mains from KWA, Open well with Pump sets 2 nos 1HP & 0.5 Hp respectively

19.

Land

(i)

Area

:

0.3296 Hectare

(ii)

Demarcation

:

Compound Wall

(iii)

No of fruit bearing trees

:

21Nos

(iv)

No of non –fruit bearing trees

:

4 Nos

20.

Building

:

Power house, one unit of inspection quarters, and one unit of HLK quarters, Two units of ALK quarters, Twin unit of LHA & SAFAIWALA quarters.

21.

Type of compound wall

:

 Brick Masonry

22.

Street Lighting

:

9 Nos of single fluorescent fittings on
G I poles and 2 nos gate lights

23.

Staff

:

HLK (Sr)

1 no

:

ALK( Sr)

2 nos

:

LHA

1 no

:

Safaiwala

1 no

24.

Mode of approach

:

By rail up to Kasargod and 3 km by road up to Lighthouse

25.

Facilities available

:

Post office, Hospital, High School, Police Station all are available at 3 km from Lighthouse

26.

Postal address

Head Light Keeper, Kasargod Lighthouse, Post Kasargod, Kasargod District, Kerala-671121

27.

Cost of construction

Rs 20,75,908/-

28.

Cost of Equipment

Rs 18,96,615/-

29.

Date of Commissioning

15.09.1984