Energy Minister inspects the Science Centre and issues directions to officials
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Haryana's Energy Minister Anil Vij said that the Aryabhatta Regional Science Centre in Ambala Cantt will be the finest science centre in North India, where various aspects of science will be showcased in an excellent manner.
Today, Vij inspected the under-construction science centre in Ambala Cantt late in the evening and gave directions to the officials present. During this, he gathered information about the construction work. Energy Minister said that the science centre will be most beneficial for students, who will gain interesting knowledge on live weather along with space science, mathematics, and other topics in the science gallery. He informed that the Aryabhatta Science Centre is being built on 5 acres of land on GT Road. It will be a large and unique regional science centre of its kind. In the four-storey science centre, students will be provided interesting and other information in a modern way, which will further increase their interest in science.
Besides children, various facilities and information will also be available for other sections of society.He said that this will be such a science centre where live weather will be displayed on screens, and other information will also be presented virtually. All efforts are being made to complete the construction work soon.
He stated that the people of Ambala will benefit the most from the centre. The science centre will also attract tourists. People from various states besides Haryana will be able to visit it, as this science centre will be unique in the entire North India. It is noteworthy that the science centre is being constructed at a cost of about 36 crore rupees, and after the re-tendering of the centre a few days ago, the construction work has been started.
Science Centre to be Completed in Two Phases
The science centre work will be completed in two phases. In the first phase, the construction of the ground and first floor will be completed. Once this construction is finished, the equipment to be installed in the science centre on the ground and first floor will be set up. In the second phase, the construction of the second and third floors will be completed. The centre will have a ground floor and three floors. He said that the science centre being built in Ambala will be a modern centre. In North India, a science centre of this level will only be in Ambala.