STEM Park to come up in Thoothukudi
The Hindu
In a first-of-its kind in southern Tamil Nadu, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Park and city learning centre will come up on a nine-acre plot at Ambedkar Nagar in about 12 mo
In a first-of-its kind in southern Tamil Nadu, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Park and city learning centre will come up on a nine-acre plot at Ambedkar Nagar in about 12 months. Social Welfare Minister Geetha Jeevan, who laid the foundation for the proposed park in the presence of Collector K Senthil Raj, Corporation Commissioner Charu Shree and other officials, said the park would be constructed at an estimated cost of ₹29.31 crore. The officials said the mega park would be built under the Smart Cities Mission. It would have a mini-theatre, science zone, energy zone, Mathematics zone, engineering and material science, space zone, evolution park models, indoor exhibits, science on a sphere and among others.
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