Thane Zilla Parishad has selected 59 students from Classes 5 to 8 for an educational visit to ISRO under its ‘Mission Bharari’ initiative. The tour, scheduled from April 27 to May 1, aims to foster scientific curiosity. Students were chosen through a three-stage selection process, with ₹50 lakh allocated for the programme.

Thane : In a significant step toward nurturing scientific curiosity among school students, the Thane Zilla Parishad has selected 59 meritorious students from across the district for an educational visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under its flagship ‘Mission Bharari’ initiative.

Programme objective

The programme aims to inculcate a scientific temperament among students at an early age and motivate them to pursue higher education in science and technology. The selected students, studying in Classes 5 to 8 in Zilla Parishad schools, hail from talukas including Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Murbad, Kalyan, and Ambernath.

Among the selected candidates, Ambernath taluka leads with 16 students, while Murbad has the lowest representation with 10 students. The group comprises 54 Marathi-medium and 5 Urdu-medium students, including 27 boys and 32 girls.