Higher Education and Information and Technology Minister Ramvichaar Netaam on Monday performed 'Bhoomi Pujan' for construction of new building for central laboratory, established under Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology in Saddu village. The building will be constructed near Chhattisgarh Science Centre with an estimated cost of Rs6.79 crore.
School Education Minister Brijmohan Agrawal presided over the function.
Netaam said that after the commendable initiative of establishing central laboratory, the State Government has now taken up the task of providing a new
building to it, which would be equipped with all modern amenities.
Construction of this building would be done keeping in view the convenience and facilities required by research scholars for their studies and experiments, he added.
School Education Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said that earlier, research scholars of Chhattisgarh had to depend up on laboratories of other States in order to carry on their studies, but with the construction of a well furnished central laboratory in the State, the scholars would be saved from the inconvenience and they would be able to avail the hi-tech facilities in order to do their work efficiently.
In his welcome address, Director General of Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology Dr MM Hambarde gave detailed description on the usefulness of the central laboratory and Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology, and also threw light upon the importance of science and technology-based research studies.
Besides, he also insisted upon the need of a fully-equipped laboratory in research works. The new Central laboratory building would have five-storey, wherein the ground floor would consist of auditorium, two lecture halls, an inorganic lab, a UPS room, Phyto lab and innovation station. The first floor will have protaneous lab, IPR lab, inorganic lab, multipurpose hall, additional lab, and knowledge cell lab, whereas at the second floor of the building, library, earth-science lab, central store, electrical room, GIS lab would be established.
On the third floor of the building, a library, science lab, equation facility room, electrical room will be established, while the fourth floor will have a conference hall, 11 rooms and an electrical room.