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Updated: May 16, 2026 17:20 IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], May 16 (ANI): To domesticate scientific pondering among the many individuals of Gujarat, significantly college students, and to create consciousness in regards to the geographical significance of the Tropic of Cancer passing via the state, the Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) below the Department of Science and Technology developed the Tropic of Cancer Science Park in Sabarkantha district.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the park on March 11, 2026, at Salal village in Sabarkantha. The initiative marks an necessary step in direction of strengthening science schooling and nurturing curiosity and scientific consciousness amongst younger minds. 
As per the discharge,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently highlighted the need to develop a scientific temperament among children and encourage greater understanding of the possibilities offered by modern science.”
“The Science Park is emerging as a popular destination for science tourism, drawing tourists as well as visitors with a keen interest in science. So far, about 3,500 visitors have visited the Tropic of Cancer Science Park in the two months since its inauguration, and the number of visitors is expected to increase further during the ongoing summer vacation,” the discharge stated.
GUJCOST has developed the park at an estimated price of Rs 8 crore throughout 5,930 sq. metres. During the inauguration, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that such initiatives play an necessary function in growing scientific pondering amongst residents, particularly college students.
The park will function an interactive centre for schooling and analysis, providing visitors an understanding of the geographical and astronomical significance of the Tropic of Cancer, the Earth-Sun relationship, and seasonal adjustments.
The tropical area refers back to the half of the Earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and is thought for its wealthy biodiversity.
Nearly 40 per cent of the Earth’s land space falls inside this tropical belt. The Tropic of Cancer, also called the Northern Tropic, is one of the 5 main latitude circles of the Earth. It marks the northernmost level the place the Sun can seem immediately overhead at midday.
The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line situated at 23.50 levels north of the Equator. It passes via 16 nations, three continents and 6 water our bodies internationally, together with India. In India, it passes via eight states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
In Gujarat, it passes via seven districts: Aravalli, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Surendranagar, Patan and Kutch. As the road passes via the northern half of Gujarat, the state experiences excessive weather conditions, together with extraordinarily cold and hot temperatures.
To create consciousness and understanding in regards to the Tropic of Cancer (TOC) and its significance, and to develop the location as a centre for analysis and exploration, the Tropic of Cancer Science Park has been developed on the Himmatnagar Highway in Sabarkantha district.
The Highlight of this park is that it permits visitors to expertise science past textbooks. Through a spread of displays and installations, the park explains how the Earth’s tilt influences seasonal adjustments, how the motion and shadows of the Sun fluctuate all year long, and the way a sundial helps measure time and the Sun’s place.
Together, these options remodel the park right into a dwelling open-air science laboratory for college students and visitors alike.
Designed as a singular and self-explanatory platform, the park has outside displays, astronomical buildings and customer amenities that collectively create an enticing studying expertise. It is rising as a lovely vacation spot for science fans in addition to vacationers.
Visitors can expertise standing on a globally important latitude line, discover interactive science displays, benefit from the pure environment and take part in cultural programmes. Beyond selling science tourism, the park is opening new avenues for native employment and growth. For college students and academics, it serves as a dwelling centre for studying, exploration and scientific understanding.
The Tropic of Cancer Science Park is a particular scientific and academic initiative by GUJCOST, reworking an summary geographical idea into an enticing and informative expertise for visitors. (ANI)