Jodiya Bandar
RK Bhanti
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1902-3
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Date of lighthouse construction
1903
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Country
India
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
6th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
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Active/Inactive
Inactive
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Describe the character of light
FW 10sec
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
Currently a glavanised metal tower is erected and the light shifted onto this tower on 30 June 2002 after the original lighthouse was severly damaged by an earthquake on 26 january 26 January 2001.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
The Lighthouse is about 4 km away from Jodiya Town. It is a solid circular tower, 8 metre high built on the northern end of the quay wall in the year 1903. The light was placed on a high-level cast Iron pedestal. It was a Kerosene wick lamp inside a 6th order optic and was commissioned into service on 15th March 1903. The equipment was supplied by M/s. Chance Bros., Birmingham. The same equipment remained in service for ninety years when the improvement work of the Lighthouse was taken up. A solar operated flashing light (JLWL) replaced the wick lamp and the new equipment was installed over the modified tower on 12th February 1993.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
22.725660° 70.278672°
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
Jodiya is a tidal port about 60 Km from Jamnagar by road .It was a Metre Gauge Rail terminal till 1978. Prior to independence Jodiya was part of erstwhile princely State of Nawanagar who had developed this port on Jodiya creek and the rail link was also extended up to the port (Bandar). It was a busy port having trade links with Arab countries. The traffic at this port went down subsequently reducing it to a fishing port. The activities at Jodiya port picked up during 1970s.RK Bhanti -
Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IND-141; Admiralty F0368; NGA 28368.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
- https://www.indianlogisticsinfo.com/logistics_directory/seaports/lighthousesprofiles/jodiya_bandar_lighthouse.html
- https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/lights/1000020883/light_name:Jodiya%20Bandar%20
- https://www.indianlogisticsinfo.com/logistics_directory/seaports/lighthousesprofiles/jodiya_bandar_lighthouse.html
- image: RK Bhanti
Former Chance Lens Since Replaced/Removed
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Date of decommissioning or removal of Chance lens
1993
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Which lens(es) replaced the Chance lens ?
A solar operated flashing light (Jamnagar Lighthouse Workshop & Laborities) replaced the wick lamp and the new equipment was installed over the modified tower on 12th February 1993.
Where?