It is afternoon of summer time, the 1st May of
2017, the Science Express which has started its journey 77 days before from
Delhi Safderjung Station under Northern Railway) on 17th February
2017. This is 29th Railway station this train has opened for the
visitors.
Such trains are running in our country since 2007, this is
Phase IX in the series. This time theme is Climate Change. It will run 19000
kms and reached 68 railway stations till 8th September 2017. There
are six Central Government agencies they are from Department of Science &
Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate
Change, Indian Railways and Vtkram & Sarabhai Community Science Center
& wild Life Institute of India. All the exhibits are in 13 railway coaches.
The staff are there to explain the exhibits, some exhibits are interactive.
The Scouts & Guides with their adult leaders of Bharat
Scouts & Guides of Eastern Railway, Barrackpore Railway Group are there as
a volunteers. This train will be opened at Barrackpore Railway station till tomorrow. Next day it will be stationed and open at Kalyani Railway station.
A stall of publications of Botanical Survey of India is also
there.
Local organiser should have planned more publicity for the
benefit of local people.
