Guwahati, March 11 -- Marching forward towards the promotion of science education in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formally inaugurated the Guwahati Science City constructed at Tepesia in Sonapur in Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday.

The Science City has been developed through a joint initiative of the Government of Assam and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Government of India.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister also virtually inaugurated five District Science Centres constructed at Amingaon Kamrup, Majuli, Silchar, Kaliabor and Bongaigaon.

It may be noted that an amount of Rs 288.13 crore has been spent on the construction of the state-of-the-art science city. At present, two major galleries tit...