Gujarat's second science city to come up in Rajkot

State govt allots 10 acres of land on outskirts of the city

After Ahmedabad, the Gujarat government will now be replicating the science city model in Rajkot. The department of science and technology (DST) has approved the project for setting up a science city in Rajkot, for which the state government has allotted 10 acres land on the outskirts of the city.

Gujarat government will be spending over Rs 25 crore for the science city project, following which fund for development will also be provided as per requirement.

"We have approved a project to setup science city at Rajkot. The state government has allotted 10 acres land for the project. The department is planning to spend about Rs 25 crore for the same," said Govind Patel, minister of state for Energy and Petrochemicals, Science and Technology, Government Gujarat.

Tendering process for Rajkot science city project will begin soon and the state government intends to complete the project in next two years.

"The project will be completed in next two years. Department will invite tenders for the project within the current financial year," said Patel.

The Rajkot science city will have theme pavilion, discovery center, innovation incubator, e-library, student exploration center, sky observation; science play ground and high-tech scientific exhibition center and many other informative and fun elements.

"The kind of facilities at the upcoming science city can create new attraction for the Saurashtra region and help students as well," Patel said.

The Government of Gujarat has established the Gujarat Council of Science City, a registered society, to achieve the Gujarat Science City mandate. The Gujarat Science City has been organizing various activities by involving students, teachers and visitors as much as possible for making science simple and interesting at the Ahmedabad. Similar activity will be conducted by the state government at the Rajkot science city.