With Haryana Government planning to set up a Science City in the State, Science and Technology Minister Anil Vij will visit the Science City in Kolkata on October 6 to study its various aspects.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal had earlier this year announced that the third Science City of the country will be developed by the State Government over an area of 44 acres in the campus of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology at Murthal in district Sonepat.
The other two Science cities have been established at Kolkata in West Bengal and Kapurthala in Punjab.
The State Government has announced that Haryana’s Science City would be the first of its kind and would boost tourism and provide new opportunities for scientific discoveries to students.
The spokesman said that Vij would meet the Director General, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) on October 7.
The NCSM is an agency of the Central Government which facilitates setting up of Science Cities, Science Centres and Museums in different states. Principal Secretary, Haryana Science and Technology Department, Ashok Khemka and other senior officers would also be present during the meeting, said he.
Anil Vij, who also holds the portfolio of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister would be visiting Goa on October 5. In Goa, he would attend the inaugural function of Football Tournament of BRICS countries.
The football tournament of BRICS countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will be held from October 5 to 15. The Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel had urged Vij to attend the inaugural function of football tournament, said the spokesman.