Science will meet tourism at Pappinimedu
The Hindu
A science park will be linked with nearby tourism facilities to attract students and tourists
At Pappinimedu in Idukki, on the border with Tamil Nadu, a concept to combine science and tourism is taking concrete shape.
The idea germinated when an observatory, with a high-powered telescope, was installed on a watch tower nearly a decade ago. With no follow-up action, the project gathered dust. With time, the observatory building got damaged and the telescope was shifted to the panchayat school. Now, the district administration and the grama panchayat have drawn up a project to develop a science park at Pappinimedu.
District Collector Sheeba George and district grama panchayat president Jiji K. Philip recently visited Pappinimedu to prepare a plan for the purpose. Mr. Philip told The Hindu on Sunday that the intention was to develop the site for students to make study tours and gain a deeper knowledge of science. Opinions of experts would be sought on the infrastructural facilities there.
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