Science enthusiasts in Kerala have expressed concern over the move to build an office of the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) at the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM) at PMG here.
The higher education council, which has been functioning from a building on the 4.75-acre museum premises since 2007, now proposes to build a 6,000-sq ft office on a space behind the structure it currently occupies. This, however, is an area where visitors to the museum, particularly students, sit down for lunch and make use of washrooms. A fabrication area for the museum exhibits and a restroom for differently abled students who manage the museum’s gardens are also located here.
Once the new structure is ready, the current council building too will be demolished and the space utilised for its second phase construction.
