India’s first Lighthouse Festival begins in Goa from Saturday
Sarbananda Sonowal is going to inaugurate India’s First Lighthouse Festival from the Fort Aguada Lighthouse on Saturday.
The three days festival, beginning 23rd September and ending on 25th September, will be celebrated across all the lighthouses in the country in an effort to transform these historic spots as tourist destinations. The inaugural session will also be attended by the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant; the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Tourism, Shripad Naik as well as Tourism Minister of Goa, Rohan Khaunte among others.
The Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, earlier launched a campaign ‘Lighthouse Heritage Tourism’ to transform 75 historic lighthouses into Tourism Spots.
The historic lighthouses are being renovated with adequate facilities to act as tourist spots. The festival is logical outcome of this campaign by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) to transform 75 historic lighthouses across India into tourism spots.
This is in line with the approach of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to transform India’s distinctive lighthouses into captivating tourism sites.
The initiative aims to showcase the rich culture, significance, and allure of these magnificent structures whereby they can propel prospect of tourism and power local economy.
Sonowal said, “It is a moment of great happiness for everyone in the team at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways as we begin this historic Lighthouse festival across the country from tomorrow. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji, we remain committed to the cause of nation building.
