• The two-day national lighthouse festival was organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) and the Director General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL).

Key Highlights:
Inaugurated by: The festival was inaugurated by Muppavarapu (M.) Venkaiah Naidu, former Vice President (VP) of India, who attended the event as the Chief Guest, along with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, MoPSW.
Laid Foundation Stone: During the event, Union Minister Sonowal virtually laid foundation stone for re-construction of staff quarters at Junglighat, Sri Vijaya Puram in Union Territory (UT) Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

• He also virtually inaugurated the light and sound projection mapping show at Aguada Lighthouse in Goa.

MoU between VPA and DGLL: The festival witnessed the exchange of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) and the DGLL for the development of a Lighthouse Museum in Visakhapatnam, AP.
Foundation Stone of 4 Port Projects:  On the sidelines of Indian Lighthouse festival, Union Minister Sonowal laid foundation stone of 4 major port infrastructure development projects worth Rs 230 crore of VPA, at Sagarmala Conventions in Saligrampuram, AP.

• The projects launched were:  Upgradation of fire-fighting facilities at the LPG berth (Rs 52.24 crore); Upgradation of ORS Dry Dock (Rs 35.87 crore);Construction of a new AOB (at a cost Rs 97.70 crore); and Construction of residential apartments at Harbour Park (Rs 44.20 crore).

About Andhra Pradesh (AP):
Chief Minister (CM) – Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Governor- Justice (Retired) S. Abdul Nazeer
Capital- Amaravati
National Parks (NPs)- Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP, Papikonda NP