AMBALA (Satish Handa): Aryabhatt Regional Science Centre under construction in 5 acre area on the National Highway near ‘Science City’ Ambala Cantt with project cost worth Rs 36 crore will increase technical knowledge among youths in Haryana state and bring benefits to nearly 150 years old world famous Ambala scientific industry having nearly 1500 micro, small and medium industrial units manufacturing scientific instruments, microscopes, educational instruments, physical & biology instruments and laboratory glass wares providing employment to more than 20000 persons now facing severe economic crisis as well as manufacturing slow down since past about two years due to COVID-19 epidemic outbreak as a result nearly 25% manufacturing units in the town has already been closed down, another nearly 40 to 50% units have become sick.
According t information, Regional Science Centre in North will have digital adventure gallery, exhibition hall, conference hall, auditorium project head room, flight simulator and exhibition development hall on ground floor to provide technical know-how to youths by virtual ways as well as attract large number of visitors from other states. Similarly, this science centre will have fun science gallery, Tara-mandal, PR theatre, 270 degree projection hall, electrical room, innovation hub, administrative office on first floor. The second floor in the building will have science of sports gallery, horticulture technology agiculture technology, electrical room and office block.
The first scientific goods manufacturing unit at Ambala Cantt was set up about 150 years ago by a science teacher Nand Lal with the investment of Rs 400 and the town witnessed fast expansion in the field of manufacturing scientific goods after independence in 1947.
