Mangalore, July 7: Space enthusiasts in the city will soon get a chance to view exo-planets and galaxies situated outside our solar system as State government will set up India's first 3-dimenstion planetarium of 18-metre diameter soon.
This was announced here in a press release by N. Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Mangalore South MLA. He said it would be modelled on the planetarium in places such as Hong Kong and Macau.
He said the State Cabinet had approved the decision and work would start soon. It would be an added attraction for tourists and students. The planetarium which would be a source of information and entertainment would be named after Swami Vivekananda whose 150th birth anniversary is being celebrated.
He said the former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had released Rs. 11 crore for the project and the Cabinet had approved an additional Rs. 13.5 crore for high-end technology. He has thanked Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and Information and Technology Principal Secretary M.N. Vidyashankar for the approval granted to the project.
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