The State government is contemplating constructing a science museum in Tirupati on the lines of the one in Hong Kong.
The museum will be constructed in 100 acres and the theme is ‘Seven Hills of Tirumala’.
The museum building will look like seven globes representing the Seven Hills. A convention centre would also be constructed adjacent to the museum.
The government is making arrangements for laying the foundation stone for the museum during the Indian Science Congress (ISC) scheduled to be organised from January 3 to 7.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the stone, according to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Addressing a review meeting on the Indian Science Congress here on Tuesday, Mr. Naidu said the ISC would be conducted in a big way to win international acclaim. The government would sanction Rs. 5 crore for the programme.
Nobel laureates to attend
Stating that nine Nobel Prize recipients from America, Japan, France, Israel, and Bangladesh would participate, he asked the officials to follow the protocol as delegates. In all, over 16,000 delegates would take part in the 104th Indian Science Congress, he said.
“Efforts are on to bring astronaut Sunita Williams for the Children’s Science Congress,” the Chief Minister said.
