Port Blair, May 2: The Holiday Camp-2024 organized by the Science Centre got underway today with its inauguration by the chief guest, Dr. Dilip Kumar Jha, Officer In-charge, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Port Blair in its premises at Goodwill Estate.

Addressing the student participants of the camp present in large numbers, the chief guest lauded the efforts of the Science Centre for organizing holiday camp in various discipline in a very innovative way. He inspired students to develop keen interest in scientific research and innovation by giving examples of our daily life.

Shri Shajan Thomas, Curator, Science Centre mentioned that Science Centre is having number of interactive exhibits & other facilities which also could be useful for the students, besides the month long holiday camp.

Earlier, in his welcome address, Shri Debashis Paul, Education Officer, Science Centre gave a brief account of the activities proposed to be conducted during the holiday camp.

Around 150 students from various schools of A& N Islands are attending the camp, which will continue upto 30th May, 2024. The programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Shradha Nair of Science Centre.