The Island is approached by Lighthouse Tender M.V. Pradeep. The Lighthouse is about 2 km away from the shore. There is a pathway provided up to the lighthouse.
Rutland Lighthouse is the first land mark on the tip of South Andaman, on approaching from Chennai (Madras). The construction of the lighthouse structure was taken up in 1975 and completed in February 1976. The lighting equipment with incandescent lamp 12V 20W operating on 2V Marine Batteries (18 Nos.) supplied by M/s Stone India Ltd, Calcutta, was installed and commissioned on 8th April 1976. The Batteries had to be charged at Lighthouse Workshop, Port Blair, and changed every six months.
The equipment was replaced by Halogen lamp and electronic flasher operating on maintenance free Batteries charged by Solar panels and was commissioned on 24th March 1998. |
