By Pallavi Priya

Science and scientific experiments were not part of the education of the tribal students in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. These students, who reside in small hamlets in remote areas, go to tribal schools and have the curiosity like any other student to learn more and put this learning into practice. The only thing they lacked was proper ‘exposure’.

So, 2018 batch IAS officer and CEO of Chandrapur Zila Parishad, Mr. Vivek Jhonson, decided to bring these student closer to science and innovation, by providing them hands-on experiences on scientific theories.

Inspired by the CV Raman Science Park in Nagpur, he created 28 parks in Chandrapur and plans to buid 55 more. These open science parks are rapidly enhancing the tribal students’ grasp of scientific knowledge. But, he has not stopped at this. He has further built 85 sports complexes in rural schools under ‘Khelo Chanda’ which are fostering a sports culture among the students.

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