91,000 people visit PCMC Science Centre in five months
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- CAMIL PARKHE
Sakal Times
Tuesday, 9 July 2013 - 05:23 PM IST
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PIMPRI: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations's (PCMC) Science Centre has received an overwhelming response and a total of 91,000 children and adults have visited the Centre since it was inaugurated five months ago.
It has fetched the civic body a revenue of Rs 43.18 lakh.
The Science Centre, with an aim to provide knowledge with fun, has an automobile gallery and a planetarium as its major attractions. The Centre, established on a seven acres of land, had witnessed heavy rush during the recently concluded summer vacation. During the day-long visit, the students are taken to various sections of the Science Centre and are guided by the education officers on various exhibits and scientific equipments.
Now the civic body's education department has arranged daily visits for students of the PCMC-run secondary schools to the Science Centre.
A batch of 250 students accompanied by their teachers will visit the Science Centre from Tuesday to Friday every week till September 19.
The Centre's Education Officer, Saudagar Shinde, said that it is one of the 42 regional science centres established by the National Council of Science Museums of the Union Culture Ministry in the country.
"It takes about four to five hours for an individual to visit all sections and exhibits,” he said, adding that the Centre receives highest number of visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The Centre is closed on Monday.
AT THE CENTRE
The Science Centre has automobile, energy and fun science galleries, an exhibition hall, an inflatable dome planetarium, a library, an auditorium and 270 exhibits. The entry fee for adults is Rs 50 and for children is Rs 30. Students coming in groups have to pay Rs 20 per head. On an average, 800 people have been visiting the centre daily.
