Nehru Planetarium to get a facelift

Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, September 22

To improve the quality of astronomy programmes, the Municipal Corporation has started upgrading the Nehru Planetarium in the city. The department is upgrading its sound system and technical features are also being added.

According to the officials, advanced gadgets such as digital projector, better sound system and digital library would be installed. The projector and sound system has already arrived and a team of experts has also come from Kolkata for installation.

An amount of Rs 49 lakh is likely to be spent on the entire work of upgrading the planetarium.

Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria said, “City residents complained about the outdated system of planetarium which has made the MC switch over to the new technique. It will prove beneficial for people, especially the students. Once its renovation is complete, the planetarium will be opened to the public.”

“We will also purchase 25 virtual reality devices to show space-related educational movies through VR technology,” said Gohalwaria.