Science City, Kolkata

Science City, Kolkata
Science City, Kolkata
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LocationIndia Kolkata, India
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorNational Council of Science Museums
TypeScience Centre
Genre(s)Educational
Acreage49.6 Acres
Opened1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Website
www.sciencecitykolkata.org.in

Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is currently the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums.[1] The centre was inaugurated in two parts, with the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ being the first on December 21, 1996, followed by the rest on July 1, 1997, by the then-prime-minister Inder Kumar Gujral. On January 10, 2010, the then-prime-minister of India, Manmohan Singh, would attempt to get the second phase of Science City completed.

  1. ^ Welcome to Science City. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010.