National Maritime Heritage Complex
The national maritime heritage complex is developed at Lothal in Gujarat. The 3500 Crore Project is built at the historic Indus Valley Civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat under the SAGARMALA Scheme of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
NMHC UPSC
NMHC would be developed in an area of about 400 acres with various unique structures such as
National Maritime Heritage Museum
Light House Museum
Heritage Theme Park
Museum Themed Hotels &
Maritime themed eco-resorts,
Maritime Institute etc. which would be developed in a phased manner. Once this project is completed, it will provide job opportunities to the local people and will transform the socio – economic condition of entire region.
NMHC is to be developed as a first of its kind in the country dedicated to the legacy of Maritime Heritage of India, to showcase India’s rich and diverse maritime glory. It will also highlight the robust maritime history and vibrant coastal tradition of our country at one place and would uplift the image of India’s Maritime Heritage in the international forum.
NHPC would showcase maritime heritage of the country from ancient to modern times by adopting an edutainment approach using the latest technology to spread awareness about India’s rich maritime heritage.
The unique feature of NMHC is the recreation of ancient Lothal city, which is one of the prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization dating to 2400 BC. NMHC would have pavilion for each coastal states and union territories to showcase facts / maritime heritage of the respective states and union territories. It is also planned to provide the following types of digital experiences to the visitors:
Augmented / virtual reality to offer immersive experience of maritime heritage
Sound and light shows
Touch screen kiosks
Short films on important events related to the Maritime history
Various theme parks would be developed at NMHC such as Maritime & Naval Theme Park, Monuments Park, Climate Change Theme Park, Adventure & Amusement Theme Park through public-private partnership which would provide a complete package and fulfilling experience to the visitors.