Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday issued directions to invite tenders for construction of Sub-Regional Science Centre and War Memorial in district Ambala at the earliest.
The Minister, who represents the Ambala Cantt. Assembly Constituency, was presiding over a review meeting in this regard here.
He also approved drawings of the projects and directed the officers of the Power Department to make proper arrangements for power supply to these sites to avoid any kind of delay in construction work.
Vij said that the Sub-Regional Science Centre, which would be constructed over five acres at a cost of about Rs 25 crore, would feature a modern planetarium, activity centre, science gallery and a modern telescope. Arrangements would be made to teach scientific principles in an easy manner using special equipment to help develop scientific temper among the youth, he said.
The Minister said that War Memorial would be constructed in the memory of martyrs of the Revolt of 1857, over 22 acres at a cost of more than Rs 325 crore.
This site would also feature an information centre, museum with exhibits depicting the exploits of the martyrs, auditorium, helipad, open air theatre and a modern lotus tower.
The memorial itself would be decorated with images of those who participated in the first war of Independence and their lives would be depicted through light and sound shows, he added.