A district level science fair was held under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), district level programme at Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST), Vigyan Dham here on Monday. The programe was inaugurated by the Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Dehradun, SP Khali.
Speaking on the occasion he said that the idea of Regional Science Centre ‘Vigyan Dham’ was conceptualised actually for benefit of the students who are present here today. He appreciated the effort of District project office, SSA for putting the concept into practice by organising the programme. Khali said that the efforts should be made to ensure that the benefit of the programme reaches to each and every child of the district.
Speaking on the occasion the Director General (DG) of UCOST, Rajendra Dobhal said that the basic aim of regional science centre is to inculcate interest of science as a subject among the students of remote and mountainous areas of the State so that they are as aware about this subject as any student of public schools. He exhorted the students to go ahead in the field of science.
The winners of the science competitions held in the schools of the district participated in the event. In the programe events like essay writing contest, Mathematics science quiz contest, Child research contest and TlM competition were organised.
In the essay contest, Ankit Semwal of Government school, Maindath, Chakrata stood first while in the mathematics science quiz Karan of government school, Bhopalpani Raipur came first. In the child research contest Piyush and Shanti of Primary School Phulsani, Sahaspur were declared winners.
Thirty nine students of Kasturba Gandhi residential school Purola, toured the science centre on the occasion. The joint director of UCOST B P Purohit expressed his wishes to the participating students at the end of the programme.