Warangal As Second Capital

Warangal As Second Capital ?

After Hyderabad, Warangal is the most popular city in Telangana state. The city has rich historical significance, heritage structures and many more. Now the Telangana government is considering to make Warangal as the second capital of the state but it might take more time to official announce it.

According to the government sources, KCR wants host the tri-color flag in Warangal for the next Republic Day celebrations and is likely declare the news there itself. However, before this announcement, the government wants to move few departments and KCR has directed the officials to scout for the government lands and also availability of space. Apart from moving, Telangana government will announce few projects between Hyderabad and Warangal highway like the Industrial corridor which will eventually create employment to the locals.

If this really happens, then Warangal will have a boom in the real estate sector but it requires ample of resources like power and water. KCR has promised to develop Karimnagar like London and New York cities and a express high way connecting Siddipet and Hyderabad. Now with the second capital announcement, another city in Telangana is aiming higher growth. Will all these promises turn to a reality is something we need to wait and see.

(AW: Vamshi)

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Special Science Express Train in Warangal

With the International Biodiversity Summit underway in India, especially at Hyderabad, a special train enlightening the importance of the subject is moving around the nation.

The Science Express-Biodiversity Special (SEBS) is a collaborative initiative of Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) of GOI. It has started its journey on World Environment Day this year and will be traveling all through the nation, from 5 June to 22 December 2012. Biodiversity Special is an innovative and unique mobile exhibition mounted on a specially designed 16 coach AC train. On Saturday the train that was stationed at Warangal for the third consecutive day, owing to tremendous response from students.

The entry to the train is totally free for students and they are flocking to see the Biodiversity Special Science Express Train. Warangal station is busy with students standing in serpentine queues to have a glimpse of this special train. The whole train is decked up with live biodiversity environments and briefs about the dangers if this is disturbed.

'Quite a knowledge experience to students,' says Ramaiah, a teacher from one of the schools.

Another teacher   Xavier claims, 'What takes the student to learn for months can be grasped in minutes, by visual treat.'

An onlooker says, 'an admirable effort by the government of India.'

When interacted with some students who visited the special science express, they uni-vocally claimed, 'it was a wonderful knowledgeable experience.'

SEBS was flagged off by the Environment Minister Jayanti Natarjan and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit in New Delhi in June, this year. The exhibition aimed to showcase the wide array of biodiversity in the country and the conservation measures adopted thereof. The exhibition also showcased aspects of Climate Change, Water, Energy Conservation, Environment and Legacy of the Science Express. Students enjoyed learning about cutting-edge research in Science; explained through interesting audio-visual exhibits and interactive tools. They even performed experiments in the Joy of Science hands on lab and were awarded certificates for the same. 

(With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)