Theatre set up to drive home effects of climate change
To sensitive and educate
people on one of the most challenging issues global warming the pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, has set up
an unique climate change theatre which is first of its kind in the country.
The CCT will help the visitors
to have a better understanding of the latest climate science and human role in
make people environmentally responsible, even if by taking small steps. The 18
meter diameter theatre has been set up in a dome shaped building with an investment
of Rs.1.50 crore. It has a sitting capacity for 125 persons.
The CCT, which takes the
audience around the globe from North Pole to the South to explore the warming
planet, is an unique experience. The theatre shows a 25 minute film on two
screens - flat and dome shaped with special light and sound effects. For
example, if it is said on one screen that cutting tree is bad, then the other
screen shows two people cutting trees.
The film also shows
effects of climate change in our everyday life, like the fast melting Gangotri
glaciers in Himalayas, low agriculture production, farmers shifting from apple
cultivation to other cash crops, people living in low lying coastal areas left
homeless due to rising sea level, threats to rare the plant species of ‘Sunderbans’
and threat to wild life etc.
Dr RS Khandpur, Director
General of Science City, said that it is India’s first climate to change
theatre, which provides the visitors an unforgettable experience while “Educating
them on global warming”.
The film includes impact
of natural calamities like floods, droughtrs and earthquakes, as well as the
steps that can be taken by human beings to protect our planet like use of solar
energy, rain water harvesting, use of energy efficient appliances, ban on
plytherne bags, planting of more trees etc. It ends with a wake up call to ‘Think
Smart, Think Green’.
