- Source: Ponnani Lighthouse
Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river. It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility. The Ponnani port is located on the estuary of River Bharathappuzha (the longest river of Kerala) and Tirur River.
A flag staff used to assist the craft to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.
See also
Ports in Kerala
List of lighthouses in India
References
External links
Ponnani Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
Remaining Date for Ponnani Municipality Election 2020
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ponnani Lighthouse
- Ponnani
- Ponnani Assembly constituency
- List of lighthouses in India
- Malabar Coast
- Kerala
- Malappuram district
- Vizhinjam Lighthouse
- Vypin Lighthouse
- Kannur Lighthouse
