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In A First, Kolkata’s New Town Gets A Solar Dome Museum; All About India’s First Renewable Energy Museum

Deemed as India's first renewable energy museum, exploring the Solar Dome Museum is a unique experience.

by Shreya Ghosh
In A First, Kolkata’s New Town Gets A Solar Dome Museum; All About India’s First Renewable Energy Museum

Kolkatans, are you making weekend plans and confused about which place to explore in the city? Well, we have a wonderful suggestion and we are quite certain you will enjoy the extraordinary experience. The first-ever solar dome museum was inaugurated in the city on Tuesday. You can now witness remarkable insights into this establishment and know more about this field at this unique museum.

Here’s About The All-New Solar Dome Museum

Taking to the X platform, Firhad Hakim, Mayor of Kolkata, shared pictures of this one-of-a-kind renewable energy museum.

Also known as the first renewable energy museum in India, Firhad Hakim inaugurated it on November 5, 2024. To visit the place, head to Gate 6 of the famous Eco Park and you will find the dome-shaped museum beside it. Spread over a humongous space of 2.89 acres, the museum is 27 metre tall and has a diameter of 45 metre.

According to a report by Telegraph India, 1,986 solar panels have been installed in this new solar dome museum in New Town. These panels can light up the infrastructure’s internal lighting by producing about 180KW of electricity. The three-storeyed museum has opened its doors already and is welcoming visitors to witness the magical ambience and a unique world for the first time in the City of Joy.

This museum is a collaborative project by the Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation and the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited. Long back in February 2017, its foundation was laid. The entire construction faced an unfortunate delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Is Kolkata’s Renewable Energy Museum A Must-Visit?

X user West Bengal With Rohit (@bengalwithrohit) shared a video showing the magnificence of the new establishment.

One of the main aim of the museum is to make visitors aware of the present conditions of global warming and climate change. Efficient steps such as following sustainability can be impacting to resolve a small portion of the major global crisis. There’s a lot to check out at this museum such as:

  • Humanoid robot to welcome visitors.
  • Curio robots all around the place answering questions with the help of ChatGPT.
  • Extraordinary galleries brimming with knowledge.
  • Nikola Tesla’s figure installation.
  • Vision theatres to check out.

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Are you excited to visit the Solar Dome Museum?

Cover Image Courtesy: X/ West Bengal With Rohit (@bengalwithrohit) 

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First Published: November 08, 2024 6:01 PM