Navibandar is about 35 Km East of Porbandar on Porbandar- Veraval coastal highway. Bhadar an important river of Saurashtra flows into the sea about half a km West of Navibandar Lighthouse. The coastline consists of sand hills and vegetation around the inhabitations. Navibandar is still a fishing port. Navibandar was part of Porbandar princely state and was an important transit centre cum check post prior to independence. It was a walled village with regular court and a jail.The Lighthouse was built here in 1896 on a bastion of the fort wall on seaside. The light source was an oil lamp inside a 6th order optic. During one of the cyclones in 1908-09 the lighthouse was severely damaged and could be revived only in 1910. In 1966 DA gas flashing light was installed in 300 mm optical equipment of AGA make. Under the program of modernization of lights and adoption of solar energy in the operation of Lighthouses, Navibandar was one of the earliest lights changed over to electronic flasher and solar panels charging the batteries. The system was commissioned into service on 21st February 1993.The optical equipment was replaced by 500 mm size equipment and light source replaced by cluster of 3 halogen lamps each 24V 70 W on 10th October 1999.
Position - 210 27.0’N 690 47.2’E
Characteristic - flash White every 10 Sec
Tower Colour - Painted White
Tower - 12 m high Square masonry Tower on bastion of sea wall
Height above MSL - 18 m
Range - 11 NM
Optical Equip - 500 mm cut & polished drum optic inside 500 mm Lantern (AGA)
Illuminant - Cluster of 3 X 24V 70 W halogen lamps
Source of Energy - Batteries charged by SPV modules; Mains supply also available
Commensed year - 1896
Subsequent Innovations - 1910, 1966, 1993, 2001
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