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Sr. No.
Position

Character

Tower

Height above MSL

Range

Optical Equipment

Other Aids

Source of Energy

Year first light Commissioned

Subsequent Innovations

Post

Telecom

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F-1004.4
20° 15.3 ’ N
86°39.5’ E

flash (3) White every 30 Seconds

40m high RCC Circular Tower (Black & White bands)

42 m

26 Nautical Miles

P R B-21 36 Nos.’D’ type seal beam lamps in 3 panels inside 3.0m dia lantern house. (ANA)

i) Radio beacon ii) Racon (Code ‘K’)

Mains supply 440V 50 Hz (stand by genset provided)

1988

1992,1995. 2003

Paradip Lighthouse, PARADIP (754 142)

06722-22332

Paradip is a port town situated on the mouths to Mahanadi River and is about 95 km by road from Cuttack.

The need for establishing a major Lighthouse arose due to the setting up of a major port at Paradip in 1960s. The work on the construction of 40m RCC circular tower started in December 1982 and was completed in March 1987. A three Panel PRB-21 equipment supplied by M/s Asia Navigation Aids, New Delhi was installed and commissioned on 25th march 1988. The state-of-the Art equipment for Radio Beacon supplied by M/s Marine And Communication Electronics (MACE), Visakhapatnam was installed at the station in 1992 which commenced transmission on 29th August 1992. This Radio beacon was in replacement of the Radio Beacon at nearby False point lighthouse which was discontinued on logistic grounds. A ‘Tideland’ (USA) make Racon with code `K’ was added on the tower on 23rd July 1995. The DGPS equipment manufactured by M/s Leica Geo Systems, U.S.A. and supplied by M/s. Elcom Marine, Mumbai was integrated on 30th April 2003 converting Radio Beacon to DGPS station.

Paradip Lighthouse provides logistic support to the False Point Lighthouse.