Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 11 2010:
A five-day "Science Meet-2010," a mega science festival organised by the Manipur Science and Technology Council, opened today at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen, Palace Compound here.
The inaugural function of the festival was graced by state Science and Technology Commissioner H Ibomcha as chief guest and presided over by its Executive Director Th Surendranath.
Technology Director attended the function as guest of honour.
The theme of this year science meet was "Gender equality for prosperity with peace".
Speaking on the occasion, executive director, Surendranath said that the meet was organised with the objective to develop activities of science in the state.
Selected best performers among the participants in the meet will be given the chances of visiting popular national science laboratories at Shillong and Kolkata.
A total of 74 stalls of different science activities are opening in the meet organised by MASTEC under the sponsorship of the Union ministry of Science and Technology.
Sixty science model of students were also among other attractive items of the festival.