MP: CM Mohan Yadav and Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurate Ujjain Science Centre; How Ujjain Will Emerge as City of Science along with Religious City
MP: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that Ujjain is not only a city of religion but also a city of science. The soil of Ujjain has nurtured traditions of science, mathematics, astronomy and cosmic contemplation for centuries. When the world was still learning to define time, sages here had already established global standards of astronomical calculations.
CM was addressing the inaugural session of the international conference ‘Mahakal: The Master of Time’ in Ujjain on Friday. He welcomed scholars and experts who had gathered from across the country and abroad to participate in the conference.
CM Dr. Mohan Yadav and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also inaugurated the Ujjain Science Centre and launched the science exhibition installed at the planetarium.
The Science Centre includes Science Galleries, an Outdoor Science Park, an Innovation and Student Activity Hall, a Heritage-themed gallery and an Exhibit Development Lab, which will encourage scientific thinking among students, researchers, and the general public.
CM performed the Bhoomi-Poojan for the four-lane Ujjain Bypass to facilitate arrangements for Simhastha-2028 and for the expansion project of ‘Samrat Vikramaditya–The Heritage’. Eminent thinker and social worker Suresh Soni was a special guest on the occasion.
CM, recalling his visit to Greenwich, said that the astronomical calculations based on Ujjain and Dongla are remarkably precise. Dongla is being developed as a centre for astronomical studies, and this international conference in Ujjain will prove to be a milestone in that direction.