From Beacons to Landmarks:

India's lighthouses are undergoing transformation from purely navigational aids into multi-use public tourism destinations, cultural spaces, and museum sites. With a coastline exceeding 11,000 km and 205 lighthouses managed under the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), 75 lighthouses have been developed as tourism spots, witnessing an increase in visitors from about 4 lakh in 2014 to 18.63 lakh in 2024–25. Technological upgrades include 100% solar power implementation and the installation of 87 Automatic Identification System (AIS) shore stations. Additionally, initiatives include setting up India's first inland waterway lighthouse infrastructure along the Brahmaputra at Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat, and Biswanath Ghat, and constructing the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) featuring a 77-metre-high Lighthouse Museum at Lothal.