At a time when the effervescent Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi reportedly consults holy men to make weather-forecast for farmers only to go horrendously wrong (drought was forecast July-end that saw torrential downpour and extensive floods), institutions like Kolkata’s Science City are gearing up to embrace more of science to enlighten people about its wonders. And how?
International Year of Planet Earth, 2007 will be the occasion to inaugurate a Terra Dome in Science City campus off EM Bypass. The building of the shape of igloo will contain all information about our planet. A V-SAT connection is planned so that visitors can readily track new research going on around the globe.
People with a mind less blinded by the clichés of astrologers and godmen and having an inclination to get wonder-struck by science will find Science City a great place to tickle their inquisitiveness. But then, Science City needs a lot of sprucing up in order to rank among the best museums. There is lot of space and that is a big advantage, because it can progressively plan to expand just as it’s doing with the Terra Dome.
What irks at Science City is abysmal support from staff who man the place, specially the technical staff. It appears the staff requires training and motivation to transform what is unarguably one of the best comprehensive science museums in our country. In a short time, Science City has become a must-see place in Kolkata. Why not strive to make it the number one place to see not only in Kolkata, but also in entire eastern India?
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