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Tripura to build science village
Monday September 10, 2012 02:01:34 PM,
Sujit Chakraborty,
IANS
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Agartala: A science
village is set to come up in Tripura to popularise scientific
concepts in rural areas of the northeastern region.
The project at Nimbark village, 10 km from here, will have a
planetarium, a botanical garden, a bird sanctuary, heritage and
theme parks, a labratory, a museum and a library.
The state government has sought Rs.66 crore from the union
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Tripura Chief
Minister Manik Sarkar told IANS.
He said 13 acres had been allotted for the project and work would
start soon.
"Without spreading modern science, how can the new generation be
familiar with the world?" Sarkar asked.
The project's nodal authority is the Tripura State Council for
Science and Technology (TSCST), a part of the Science, Technology
and Environment Department.
TSCST will manage the science village and turn it into a regional
science hub. The National Council of Science Museums under the
Ministry of Culture is supporting the project.
The project will be completed over four years in two phases. The
first phase will to be ready in 33 months.
"The project seeks to develop scientific awareness among the
people," Science and Environment Minister Joy Gobinda Deb Roy told
IANS.
He said it would help people learn about scientific works through
recreational and playing activities and also promote research
work.
The project will also contribute towards generating employment and
promoting eco-tourism, he said.
TSCST secretary Mihir Lal Roy said the Vigyan Gram was expected to
attract students and science enthusiasts from Bangladesh, with
India planning to improve connectivity with the neighbouring
country.
Roy said the Vigyan Gram would be an integrated approach towards
free-choice learning of science.
He said the objectives was to grow, nurture and stimulate a
culture of science and develop a scientific temper among the
people in the northeastern region and promote innovative and
experimental activities through a hands-on learning process.
(Sujit Chakraborty can be contacted at sujit.c@ians.in)
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