Ranchi Science Centre

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Ranchi Science Centre
Formation29 November 2010
TypeScience Centre
Legal statusGovernment
PurposeEducational
Headquarters Ranchi
Location
Coordinates 23°24′25″N85°20′24″E / 23.407°N 85.340°E / 23.407; 85.340
Parent organisation
Jharkhand Council on Science & Technology

Ranchi Science Centre is the first science centre in the state of Jharkhand in India, [1] under Jharkhand Council on Science & Technology (JCST) of Department of Science & Technology, Government of Jharkhand (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 town at a capital cost of Rs. 87.5 crore [2] or $1,374,494 which has been shared equally by Government of Jharkhand and Government of India. The science centre has been developed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), a wing of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. The centre was inaugurated by the chief minister Arjun Munda on 29 November 2010.

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Galleries

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

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