Himanta inaugurates Assam's first Science City

GUWAHATI: (Mar 10) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated the state's first Science City at Sonapur, on the outskirts of Guwahati, and said such initiatives will encourage scientific thinking among youth.

He said the state government was building infrastructure which matches the best in the country.

"Assam gets its own Science City and it will be one of the best in the country. Built on the outskirts of Guwahati, this project, spread over 82 acres has been built at Rs 300 cr and has features like Eureka and Space Odyssey, etc, and is bigger than Kolkata's Science City," Sarma said in a post on X.