"In the last three years we had six planetariums across the country. We are planning for three more in the North Eastern region", NCSM Director General G S Rautela told a gathering at Miramar near here.
He said the projects planned in Nagaland, Manipur and at Jorhat in Assam will be completed next year.
Rautela was addressing a gathering during the inauguration of a planetarium on the Goa Science Centre campus at Miramar.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the facility built at a cost of Rs one crore.
Rautela said that even though it generally costs around Rs 80 lakh for a planetarium, the escalating cost of construction is making it touch the Rs one crore mark.
According to Rautela, the dome of the planetarium at the Goa facility becomes a screen.
"A dominant feature of this facility is a dome-shaped projection screen, onto which scenes of stars, planets and other celestial objects can be made to appear and move realistically to simulate the complex motion of the heavens", he added.
Goa government has pitched in shouldering 35 per cent of the total cost of the project, which is expected to become a tourist attraction next to the Miramar beach.
