Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first open rock museum in Hyderabad

Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first open rock museum in Hyderabad

• Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, on January 06, 2022.
• The Open Rock Museum displays around 35 varieties of rocks from different parts of India.
• The ages of these rocks ranges from 3.3 billion years to around 55 million years of the Earth’s history.
• Some of these rocks also represent the deepest part of the earth, up to 175 kms from the surface of the earth.
• This Museum will help in educating and enlightening the people about several lesser-known facts.