Lok Sabha Question No. 1612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Science Train
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1612

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Science Train

## 1612. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a Science Train has been flagged off by the Government in order to bring awareness regarding the effects of climate change and to make the science behind it easier to understand amongst the students of schools and colleges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with route chart and the subject decided for this purpose for the current year;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to include Jalgaon Railway Station situated in Maharashtra in the route chart prepared for the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)  The  Science  Express  Climate  Action  Special  was  flagged  off  on  15 th October  2015  in order  to  bring  awareness  amongst  school  children,  college  students  and  general  public  on climate  change.  The  Science  Express  Climate  Action  Special  has  eight  exhibition  coaches devoted exclusively for information, case studies and material related to various aspects of climate  change,  the  underlying  science,  impacts,  adaptation  activities,  mitigation  solutions and policy approaches.

The Science Express Climate Action Special is to travel to 64 locations in 20 states across India, covering over 19,500 kms. The schedule and route-chart for the current phase is given at Annexure I .

(c) No, Sir.

- (d) Does not arise in view of answer at 'C' above.

## Annexure I referred to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1612 by Shri A.T. Nana Patil regarding 'Science Train'

## Schedule and route-chart for the current phase of Science Train

|   Sr. No. | Station                   | Exhibition Dates     |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Delhi Safdarjung          | 15 -17 Oct 2015      |
|         2 | Sawai Madhopur            | 18 Oct 2015          |
|         3 | Ranapratapnagar (Udaipur) | 19 -23 Oct 2015      |
|         4 | Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) | 24 - 25 Oct 2015     |
|         5 | Jaisalmer                 | 26 - 29 Oct 2015     |
|         6 | Suratgarh                 | 30 Oct - 01 Nov 2015 |
|         7 | Patiala                   | 02 - 04 Nov 2015     |
|         8 | Ambala Cantt.             | 05 - 08 Nov 2015     |
|         9 | Amb Andaura               | 09 - 10 Nov 2015     |
|        10 | Churarau Takarla          | 12 - 13 Nov 2015     |
|        11 | Hoshiarpur                | 14 - 16 Nov 2015     |
|        12 | Udhampur                  | 17 - 20 Nov 2015     |
|        13 | Samba                     | 21 - 23 Nov 2015     |
|        14 | Pathankot                 | 24 - 27 Nov 2015     |
|        15 | Saharanpur                | 28 - 29 Nov 2015     |
|        16 | Haridwar                  | 30 Nov - 02 Dec 2015 |
|        17 | Lalkuan                   | 03 - 05 Dec 2015     |
|        18 | Pragati Maidan (Delhi)    | 06 - 08 Dec 2015     |
|        19 | Anajmandi (Rewari)        | 09 - 11 Dec 2015     |
|        20 | Agra                      | 12 - 14 Dec 2015     |
|        21 | Shivpuri                  | 15 - 17 Dec 2015     |
|        22 | Khajuraho                 | 18 - 20 Dec 2015     |
|        23 | Allahabad                 | 21 - 24 Dec 2015     |
|        24 | Basti                     | 26 - 28 Dec 2015     |
|        25 | New Jalpaiguri            | 30 - 31 Dec 2015     |
|        26 | New Bongaigaon            | 01 - 02 Jan 2016     |
|        27 | Mariani                   | 04 - 05 Jan 2016     |
|        28 | New Tinsukia              | 06 - 07 Jan 2016     |
|        29 | Lumding                   | 08 - 09 Jan 2016     |
|        30 | Alipur Duar               | 11 - 12 Jan 2016     |
|        31 | Ambika Kalna              | 14 - 17 Jan 2016     |
|        32 | Barrackpore               | 18 - 21 Jan 2016     |

|   33. | Jhargram            | 22 - 24 Jan 2016     |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------|
|    34 | Digha F S           | 25 &27 Jan 2016      |
|    35 | Jharsuguda          | 29 - 30 Jan 2016     |
|    36 | Bilaspur            | 31 Jan - 02 Feb 2016 |
|    37 | Kumhari             | 03 - 06 Feb 2016     |
|    38 | Koraput             | 08 - 10 Feb 2016     |
|    39 | Visakhapatnam       | 11 - 13 Feb 2016     |
|    40 | Rajahmundry         | 14 - 16 Feb 2016     |
|    41 | Guntur              | 17 - 19 Feb 2016     |
|    42 | Zahirabad           | 20 - 23 Feb 2016     |
|    43 | Adoni               | 24 - 26 Feb 2016     |
|    44 | Kadiri              | 27 - 29 Feb 2016     |
|    45 | Vellore             | 01 - 03 Mar 2016     |
|    46 | Kumbakonam          | 04 - 06 Mar 2016     |
|    47 | Pudukkotai          | 07 - 09 Mar 2016     |
|    48 | Rameswaram          | 10 - 12 Mar 2016     |
|    49 | Tirunelveli         | 13 - 16 Mar 2016     |
|    50 | Changanassery       | 17 - 20 Mar 2016     |
|    51 | Palakkad            | 22 - 23 Mar 2016     |
|    52 | Mangalore Jn.       | 25 - 28 Mar 2016     |
|    53 | Ashokapuram         | 30 Mar - 02 Apr 2016 |
|    54 | Hospet              | 04 - 05 Apr 2016     |
|    55 | Wadi                | 06 - 08 Apr 2016     |
|    56 | Nizamabad           | 09 - 11 Apr 2016     |
|    57 | Buti Bori           | 13 - 15 Apr 2016     |
|    58 | Jalamb              | 16 - 18 Apr 2016     |
|    59 | Valsad              | 20 - 22 Apr 2016     |
|    60 | Anand               | 23 - 25 Apr 2016     |
|    61 | Patan               | 26 - 28 Apr 2016     |
|    62 | Hapa                | 29 Apr - 01 May 2016 |
|    63 | Junagarh            | 02 - 04 May 2016     |
|    64 | Gandhinagar Capital | 05 - 07 May 2016     |