The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways is to develop five lighthouses in the state of Odisha.
The Four districts have been identified.
The Odisha Lighthouse tourism being developed is a part of Marine aids to Navigation 2021.
Under the aid, the development was to be brought in the states of Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Andaman, and Nicobar Islands.
The aid will help develop the lighthouses into tourism destinations.
It will preserve the historical and traditional values of the lighthouses.