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Ranchi Science Centre is the first
science centre A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in mu ...
in the state of
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in
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, under Jharkhand Council on Science & Technology (JCST) of Department of Science & Technology,
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(GOJ). The centre comprises two storied building that houses three permanent thematic galleries of covered area 42,000 square meter on an area of 13 acre land, provided by Government of Jharkhand, at Chiraundi village, Morhabadi near the Tagore Hill adjacent to
Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...
town at a capital cost of Rs. 87.5 crore"Ranchi Science Centre Open for Public." India News , Indian Business, Finance News , Sports: Cricket India , Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu Movies , Sify Mail,Astrology, Indian Recipes. Web. 1 Dec. 2010.

. or $1,374,494 which has been shared equally by Government of Jharkhand and
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. The science centre has been developed by the
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(NCSM), a wing of
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, Govt. of India. The centre was inaugurated by the chief minister
Arjun Munda Arjun Munda (born 3 May 1968; ) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand and the former Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' ...
on 29 November 2010.


Galleries

* Fun Science * How Things Work * Wealth of Jharkhand


Science Park

In 8 acre area, there are several interactive exhibits on simple machines, sound, optics, pendulum and static models of prehistoric animals.


Other facilities

* 3D projection theater * Auditorium * Car park * Children's corner * Computer hall * Conference room * Exhibit development laboratory * Office * Science demonstration corner * Science library * Store * ''Taramandal'' or Inflatable dome portable planetarium * Temporary exhibition hall


See also

* List of science centers#Asia


References

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