kolkata twentytwo years after kolkata got its science citythe largest science promotion centre in the subcontinent13 smaller versions of the citys top attraction for kids will be opened across the country this year the 14th facility which is coming up in guwahati at a cost of rs 200 crore will be fullscale science city as big as the one in kolkatathe national council for science museums ncsm which is responsible for spreading scientific temper through such centres has said that final touches are being given to the new facilities and most of them would start functioning soonthe kolkata science city too will get a facelift this year while it has spent rs 22 crore on the space theatre revamp another rs 20 crore will be spent on other facilities including a sprawling food courtthe 13 smaller science centres being built at a cost of rs 30 crore each are at various stages of completion they are in kottayam in kerala bargarh in odisha udaipur in tripura palampur in himachal pradesh almora in uttarakhand gaya in bihar kokrajhar in assam udaipur in rajasthan mayabundar in andaman and nicobar islands jabalpur in madhya pradesh rajahmundry in andhra pradesh srinagar in jammu kashmir and ujjain in madhya pradesheach science centre to have local themeguwahati though will get a fullscale science city similar to the one in kolkata it is a mammoth project on the one hand we will have our most popular science exploration units where kids can get introduced to basic principles of science on the other we will have galleries showcasing latest progresses in information technology computer science robotics nano technology astronomy and mathematics said ncsm directorgeneral arijit dutta chowdhuryall shows or exhibits will be graded so that young students and common people get introduced to them in a nontechnical way the idea is to inculcate the culture of science among people and to allay all sorts of fears and stiffness that people develop towards science due to lack of exposure dutta chowdhury said adding that lifelike dinosaur models that have become a symbol of the kolkata science city is being replicated at guwahati and the 13 other smaller centresat these centres a basic exploration hall for children will be a permanent fixture each will have a central theme according to the scientific needdemand of the place where they are being set up for example the centre at palampur himachal located in the seismic zone will have a big exhibition highlighting earthquakes and regionspecific tectonic movementssimilarly the science centre at gaya will focus on the history of science and technology with a special reference to maths and astronomy that got an impetus during and after the buddha the centre at jabalpur will showcase a fossil park since a large number of dinosaur fossils and eggs have been found there similarly the science centre at almora uttarakhand will focus on how global warming has negatively affected the flora and fauna of the himalayas the centre in kashmir will delve into the