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Warangal Regional Science Centre awaits inauguration
Fifteen years have passed since the foundation for the Regional Science Centre (RSC) here was laid; yet it has not seen the light of the day.
15 years passed since laying foundation
Warangal: Fifteen years have passed since the foundation for the Regional Science Centre (RSC) here was laid; yet it has not seen the light of the day.
Standing atop a hillock at Hunter Road in the district headquarters, the centre is an epitome of laxity of the successive governments. In 1999 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation. Another RSC at Vijayawada for which he laid the foundation on the same day and it started functioning from 2005.
Recently, the officials proposed to inaugurate the centre on September 9 by the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao when he visited the district to attend Kaloji birth anniversary celebrations. But the CM reportedly declined the proposal and asked to fix inauguration schedule on a later date.
Three Regional Science Centres were proposed to set up at Vijayawada, Tirupati and Warangal in united Andhra Pradesh in order to disseminate scientific zeal among the students and common public alike.
Now, the Warangal Regional Science Centre is the only one in entire Telangana state under government control as Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad is being operated by private sector. Many teachers and scholars here are giving suggestion to develop it as State Science Centre since it is centrally located.
The RSC falls under control of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology (APCOST), an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, Science and Technology and the project has been executed by Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA).
Initially, it was allocated Rs 90 lakh. As none has come forward to execute at that budget, it was revised many times. Finally, the government approved the project with a budget outlay of Rs 5.27 crore with an additional Rs one crore towards procurement of exhibits. Nonetheless, its construction was delayed mainly due to frequent design changes and negligence of the contractors, said sources. The exhibits were brought from Kolkata-based National Council for Science Museums.
Speaking to The Hans India, the APCOST regional project officer S Srinivas said that the construction of the building was completed and exhibits were in place. “Hopefully the science centre will be launched during this month for the use of public and students,” he stated.
The science centres play a crucial role in making the students understand the world around. The government and the concerned officials should make serious efforts to open Warangal RSC for public use and to upgrade it as state level centre, said science teachers Radhakrishna and Shyam Kumar of Hanamkonda.
