Science Express with its Theme as Climate Change is Traversing the Nation now

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Introduction

 

The Science Express special train with its theme in the current phase as “Climate Change”  will be covering the major cities of India and the train will cover 64 cities in 20 states as per the feasibility given by the Indian Railways. The train is now on its journey now.

Science Express is a flagship initiative of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India for popularising science across India. It is a unique mobile science exhibition mounted on a 16-coach, AC train, travelling across India since 2007. During the last eight years, Science Express has extensively covered different areas across India, wherever broad-gauge rail tracks are available and halt is feasible. During its entire journey since the launch of its 1st phase on 30 October 2007, it has so far covered 1,26,000 km with 405 halts across India.

 

It is a proposed to cover major cities of 20 more States which includes Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The details of cities/towns proposed to be covered by Science Express Climate Action Special in the current phase with state wise-schedule are as below:

 

Sr. No.

Station

State

Exhibition Dates

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

Delhi Safdarjung

Delhi

15 -17 Oct 2015

2.

Sawai Madhopur

Rajasthan

18 Oct 2015

3.

Ranapratapnagar (Udaipur)

Rajasthan

19 -23 Oct 2015

4.

Bhagat ki Kothi (Jodhpur)

Rajasthan

24 - 25 Oct 2015

5.

Jaisalmer

Rajasthan

26 - 29 Oct 2015

6.

Suratgarh

Rajasthan

30 Oct - 01 Nov 2015

7.

Patiala

Punjab

02 - 04 Nov 2015

8.

Ambala Cantt

Haryana

05 - 08 Nov 2015

9.

Amb Andaura

Himachal Pradesh

09 - 10 Nov 2015

10.

Churaru Takarla

Himachal Pradesh

12 - 13 Nov 2015

11.

Hoshiarpur

Punjab

14 - 16 Nov 2015

12.

Udhampur

Jammu & Kashmir

17 - 20 Nov 2015

13.

Samba

Jammu & Kashmir

21 - 23 Nov 2015

14.

Pathankot

Punjab

24 - 27 Nov 2015

15

Saharanpur

UttarPradesh

28 - 29 Nov 2015

16.

Haridwar

Uttrakhand

30 Nov - 02 Dec 2015

17.

Lalkuan

Uttrakhand

03 - 05 Dec 2015

18.

Pragati Maidan

Delhi

06 - 08 Dec 2015

19.

Anajmandi (Rewari)

Haryana

09 - 11 Dec 2015

20.

Agra Cannt

UttarPradesh

12 - 14 Dec 2015

21.

Shivpuri

Madhya Pradesh

15 - 17 Dec 2015

22.

Khajuraho

Madhya Pradesh

18 - 20 Dec 2015

23.

Allahabad

UttarPradesh

21 - 24 Dec 2015

24.

Basti

UttarPradesh

26 – 28 Dec 2015

25.

New Jalpaiguri

West Bengal

30 – 31 Dec 2015

26.

New Bongaigaon

Assam

01 – 02 Jan 2016

27.

Mariani

Assam

04 – 05 Jan 2016

28.

New Tinsukia

Assam

06 – 07 Jan 2016

29.

Lumding

Assam

08 – 09 Jan 2016

30.

Alipurduar

West Bengal

11 – 12 Jan 2016

31.

Ambikakalna

West Bengal

14 – 17 Jan 2016

32.

Barraackpore

West Bengal

18 – 21 Jan 2016

33.

Jhargram

West Bengal

22 – 24 Jan 2016

34.

Digha F S

West Bengal

25 & 27 Jan 2016

35.

Jharsuguda

Odisha

29 – 30 Jan 2016

36.

Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

31 Jan – 02 Feb 2016

37.

Kumhari

Chhattisgarh

03 – 06 Feb 2016

38.

Koraput

Odisha

08 – 10 Feb 2016

39.

Vishakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

11 – 13 Feb 2016

40.

Rajahmundry

Andhra Pradesh

14 – 16 Feb 2016

41.

Guntur

Andhra Pradesh

17 – 19 Feb 2016

42.

Secunderabad

Telangana

20 – 23 Feb 2016

43.

Adoni

Andhra Pradesh

24 – 26 Feb 2016

44.

Kadiri

Andhra Pradesh

27 – 29 Feb 2016

45.

Vellore

Tamil Nadu

01 – 03 Mar 2016

46.

Kumbakonam

Tamil Nadu

04 – 06 Mar 2016

47.

Pudukkotai

Tamil Nadu

07 – 09 Mar 2016

48.

Rameswaram

Tamil Nadu

10 – 12 Mar 2016

49.

Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu

13 – 16 Mar 2016

50.

Changanaseri

Kerala

17 – 20 Mar 2016

51.

Palakkad

Kerala

22 & 24 Mar 2016

52.

Mangalore Jn

Karnataka

25 – 28 Mar 2016

53.

Ashokapuram

Karnataka

30 Mar – 02 Apr 2016

54.

Hospet

Karnataka

04 – 05 Apr 2016

55.

Wadi

Karnataka

06 – 08 Apr 2016

56.

Nizamabad

Telangana

09 – 11 Apr 2016

57.

Butibori

Maharashtra

13 – 15 Apr 2016

58.

Jalamb

Maharashtra

16 – 18 Apr 2016

59.

Valsad

Gujarat

20 – 22 Apr 2016

60.

Anand

Gujarat

23 – 25 Apr 2016

61.

Patan

Gujarat

26 – 28 Apr 2016

62.

Hapa

Gujarat

29 Apr – 01 May 2016

63.

Junagarh

Gujarat

02 – 04 May 2016

64.

Gandhinagar Capital

Gujarat

05 – 07 May 2016

 

This was stated by the Minister of State for Science and Technology and Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri. Y. S. Chowdary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.


Source

Press Information Bureau, December 02, 2015