| Education on wheels: Science Express draws crowds by irmafia on 29 September, 2013 - 03:00 PM | ||
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 irmafia | Education on wheels: Science Express draws crowds on 29 September, 2013 - 03:00 PM | |
VADODARA: Over 10,000 visitors, including groups of students from 20 schools, visited the Science Express: Biodiversity Special (SEBS) to see innovative exhibits on biodiversity in the country. The express is a unique exhibition on wheels that uses rail coaches for the educational exhibition.The exhibition has 16 coaches, eight dedicated to the geographical zones of the country, namely Trans-Himalaya and the Himalayas, the Gangetic plain, North-East India, the desert and semi-arid zone, the Western Ghats, the Deccan Peninsula, the coasts and the islands. The exhibition also covers the linkage with livelihoods and challenges of conservation.SEBS 2013 edition was inaugurated and flagged-off from Delhi Safdarjung station on April 9, 2013. Since its launch in October 2007, the Science Express exhibition train has travelled over 98,000 km across the country. | ||