Type
Indian central-government harbour-works delivery office for the island territories
Indian central-government harbour-works delivery office for the island territories
Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW)
ALHW is the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' delivery office for port and harbour infrastructure across the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.
Active regions
Asia Pacific, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
Marine works roles
Island port and harbour infrastructure delivery office, Breakwater, wharf, jetty and passenger-terminal project authority, Dry-dock, slipway and ship-repair infrastructure delivery authority, Fish-landing and small-harbour facilities delivery authority, Mus seawall and shore-protection procuring client, EPC tender, evaluation and award interface, Island marine logistics and construction-access owner interface, Ministry technical-appraisal and administrative-approval interface, Completed-facility handover and owner-acceptance interface
Role in marine infrastructure
ALHW is the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' delivery office for port and harbour infrastructure across the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. The Ministry dates it to 1965 and lists breakwaters, wharves, jetties, dry docks, slipways, fish landing centres and passenger facilities in its portfolio. At Mus, ALHW is the named procuring client; the current public tender record shows a closed recall but no award of contract.
Sources used 7
- Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Page updated 8 October 2025; reviewed 21 July 2026
- List of Ministry organizations Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Current organization list reviewed 21 July 2026
- Development Wing Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Page updated 22 June 2026; reviewed 21 July 2026
- Mus, Car Nicobar seawall recall tender 2026_ALHW_903743_1 Central Public Procurement Portal / Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works, Published 25 March 2026; current record reviewed 21 July 2026
- Tender-stage status for 2026_ALHW_903743_1 Central Public Procurement Portal / Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works, Current status reviewed 21 July 2026
- Mus shoreline-change numerical modelling study summary Central Water and Power Research Station, Annual Report 2020-21
- ALHW project photo gallery Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works / National Informatics Centre, Institutional archive captured 27 October 2017; reviewed 22 July 2026
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