Little Andaman is the Southern most island of the Andaman group of Islands. The inter island passenger vessels regularly call at Hut Bay Port (of Little Andaman). The Lighthouse is about 14 km south by road from Hut Bay port and is situated on the Southern tip of Little Andaman Island. It is required to co-ordinate with the Andaman Harbour Works Deptt for a vehicle otherwise bicycles are available on hire and may serve the purpose. However then the tide timings be checked in order to cross a shallow creek on way to lighthouse.
The island appears level and then rising gradually towards the summit 183 m High in the centre of the island. In addition to the thick forest the island has coconut, Arracknut, red oil palm cultivation and usual agricultural cultivation by settlers from East Bengal. Little Andaman Island is the home of Onge primitive tribe. They have been settled in groups at Dengong Creek on the island in order to save them from extinction.
The 46 m high RCC Lighthouse tower construction took long time to complete-almost ten years-1976 to 1986. The 250 mm revolving optical equipment and 55 mm PV burner supplied by M/s Asia Navigation Aids (ANA), New Delhi, was installed on the tower and the lighthouse was commissioned on 9th June 1986.
Subsequently in 1997 a 5 kW Solar Power plant was installed by Union Territory Administration in Lighthouse compound as such the PV equipment of the lighthouse was replaced by 230V 70W MH lamp and the emergency light with 12V 60W halogen lamp in a separate 300 mm lantern were installed and commissioned on 30th April 1997. |
