Watching a cinema in hot summer days with the natural feelings of snowfall or sprinkling feeling of aromatic water around is how the cinema goers in Cuttack are going to experience now. The State Maritime Museum here at Jobra added a new feather in its cap on Fridaywhen Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art 4-dimention-SFX theatre inside the complex.
The theatre, first of its kind in the State, is set up with an estimated cost of Rs 1.85 crore and will accommodate only 48 persons per show. While a viewer will have to cough up Rs 60 for a show of an hour, he shall have to deposit a security amount of Rs 50 for the specialised spectacles to be used in the theatre. The security amount is refundable at the end of the show with the return of the spectacles.
Children below eight years of age, old-age visitors having cardiac problem or pregnant woman are going to miss the thrill of the 4D cinema as they are debarred from entering into the theatre as a precautionary measure. Similarly, food materials (even popcorn), soft drinks, pan gutkha or cigarettes are also banned in the theatre. Chief Minster Patnaik hoped that the added the facility of the museum would boost tourist inflow to the heritage Silver City of Cuttack.
The Maritime Museum, built at a cost of Rs 3 crore was opened in 2013, is one of the major tourist attractions in the city with 10 galleries showcasing rich maritime glory of erstwhile Kalinga and a sophisticated aquarium having over 60 aquatic species from across the world with their natural habitat.