Kalpana Chawla planetarium to be ready in 4 months

Chandigarh, Mar 26: The prestigious Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium being set up at Kurukshetra at a cost of Rs 6.50 crore would be functional during the first quarter of the next financial year.

While stating this here today, Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan, who holds the portfolio of science and technology said that it would have a 12 meter dome and a seating capacity for 120 persons.

He said against the outlay of Rs 6.60 crore, the science and technology department had made an expenditure of Rs 10.30 crore during the first four years of the 10th Five Year Plan. He said that a provision of Rs three crore had been made by the government for implementation of various schemes.

He said the Department had also finalised a comprehensive plan for overall development of the state. He said that the office building of Science and Technology Department was being constructed at Panchkula at a cost of Rs 1.48 crore and the construction work had already started.

UNI