Dehradun: 26 June 2024
The project named “Labs on Wheels” will be operated in all the districts of Uttarakhand in future. “In the first phase, it will be operated in Champawat, Almora, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.” Chief Secretary Radha Raturi
Labs on Wheels, i.e. mobile science labs will start in the first phase from Champawat, Almora, Dehradun and Pauri, which is planned to be operated in all the districts after six months.
The aim of this ambitious project of the Uttarakhand government and UCOST Council is to provide mobile science labs to students from class six to 10 in remote rural and mountainous areas of Uttarakhand to increase practical knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
The government has released an amount of Rs 5 crore for the mobile science lab. In the first phase, there is a plan to run the program successfully for six months in four districts. After this, this project will be operated in all the districts.
In this regard, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has given instructions for regular monitoring of this project running under the name Labs on Wheels. He reviewed the mobile science lab project in a meeting on Tuesday.
During this, instructions were given to run this project in Champawat, Almora, Dehradun and Pauri in the first phase. Under the project, instructions were also given to encourage girls especially towards science education. Additional Secretary Ranjana Rajguru, Director General Banshidhar Tiwari, UCOST Director General Prof. Durgesh Pant and founder of Agastya Foundation were present in the meeting.
Instructions for screening of science films, live sky observation
Chief Secretary Raturi gave instructions for screening of science films for students in remote and rural mountainous areas of the state, live sky observation with telescope, organizing science fairs and workshops and organizing training and workshops for teachers.
Said, science laboratories in schools in rural and remote mountainous areas of the state should be strengthened with the help of mobile science lab and work should be done to promote science communication activities. Also instructed to develop experiential skills in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics curriculum and encourage practical education through practical demonstrations, models, demonstrations in the students.