The sixth edition of the annual ‘Bhopal Vigyan Mela’ was inaugurated last week (3rd of March, 2017) by Science & Technology Minister of Madhya Pradesh Government, Umashankar Gupta, along with State Cooperative Minister, Vishwas Sarang in the presence of Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller DRDO & CEO & MD BrahMos Aerospace, Jayant Ji Shastrabuddhe, Vigyan Bharti and other dignatries from MPCST.
Dr Mishra, who has been honoured with the ‘Vigyan Pratibha Samman 2016’, award during the previous edition of the event organised by the MP Govt to create scientific awareness and popularise science among the rural, tribal and urban populace of the state, made a special address on the inaugural day. Dr Mishra was later invited by the Science & Technology Minister, Gupta to visit the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.