"It is knowledge-based organization of high quality and dedication,engage in popularizing Science and Technology among the general masses particularly,in students.."
Kalimpong Science Centre has been established in Kalimpong, one of the Hill Sub-Division of Darjeeling District in the year 2008, conceived, designed and developed by National Council of Science Museums (Ministry of Culture, Government of India). It is knowledge-based organization of high quality and dedication; engage in popularizing Science and Technology among the general masses particularly, in students. Kalimpong Science Centre was inaugurated on 2nd October’2008 by Shri B. L. Meena, IAS, and Honorable Admistrator-Darjeeling Gorkha Hill council.

Jun 12, 2011

About Kalimpong

Delo
Kalimpong, a small hill town of great beauty with picturesque landscape, colourful sunrise and sunset, beautiful valleys adorned with hundreds of varieties of flowers in varied colour is among one of the most beautiful hill stations in India. It is nestled in the lower Himalaya in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at 27.06° N & 88.47° E at an average elevation of 4,100 feet from the sea level.
Kalimpong is well-known for various ethnic cultures and races. It is also well known for its many educational institutions, which attract students from all over India and abroad. In recent times, Kalimpong, a hill sub-division of the district of Darjeeling has become an important tourist destination owing to its temperate climate and proximity to popular tourist locations in the region. Kalimpong is also famous for its flower market, especially the wide array of orchids.
Kalimpong town is located on a ridge connecting two hills, Deolo Hill and Durbin Hill, at an elevation of 4,100 feet from the sea levels. Deolo, the highest point in Kalimpong, has an altitude of 5,590 feet and Durbin Hill is at an elevation of 4,501 feet from the sea level. The River Teesta flows in the valley below and separates Kalimpong from the state of Sikkim.
Deolo, the highest point in Kalimpong, has an altitude of 5,590 feet from the sea level where Kalimpong Science Centre is located and this Science Centre is about 9 KM to the north of the Kalimpong town and cover an area of 7 acres of hilly land. Kalimpong Science Centre is the first kind in the hills of Darjeeling District

Durbin Gumpa


Multi cultural people
Delo(Distance view)

at Sunday, June 12, 2011
Location: Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)