The First Astronomical Observatory in M.D.Mehta District Science Centre, Dhrol in all Over India’s Science Centre.
The Handling of Shree M.D.Mehta Education Trust is carried by Shree M.D.Mehta Science Centre-Dhrol Since 1985. Dr Harsukhbhai Mehta Has Constantly Encouraged Science and Spread Scientific information to all the nearby villages. He has been spreading scientific information not only to children but all the age groups. At the age of 91 he still always keeps thinking how to get new and different scientific information in this science Centre. Because of his constant efforts, out of all the science centers throughout the Country, we are the first ones to get the Astronomical Observatory. For The Betterment and Interest of all the science students there is constant addition of Instruments and models in the centre. We are also having a thought that after the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths lab, Biotechnology Corner, Science museum, adolescence exhibition etc. Now the Students of Jamnagar Should also participate in speedily increasing space research of India at present for the study of space, Astronomical Observatory is located in Mt Abu, Nainital and Ladakh Only and it is not possible to reach there for each and every students. After researching world wide science centres we came to know that Washington DC USA, Toulouse France, Munich Switzerland and Melbourne Australia’s Science Centres are located in the middle of the city and the observatory are still on the road sides. Here people can easily visit and get the information of how the astronomical observatory looks, their Instruments and its working. After Gaining Inspiration From this, we have decided to expand our Astronomical Observatory in our Science Centre. The main Motive is to What to teach ! All the Students should easily get updated will all the latest information about science and technology will be our only effort. For the application of this idea process we got financial support form CSR Activity Pashim Gujarat Vij Company Limited Rajkot and due to this we successfully established it in our Science Centre and we are proud of it.