Gujarat Council of Science City (GCSC) is in talks with various corporates, viz. Tatas, Reliance and Larsen & Toubro to set up theme pavilions in the Rs.366 crore Science City coming up over 108 hectares of land at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Each of these pavilions is expected to cost around Rs.10-Rs.15 crore.

The first phase of the project is expected to be ready by 2001 with an investment of Rs.66 crore. This phase would comprise an IMAX theatre, four science-based theme pavilions on IT, environment and ecology, universe and basic sciences. It would also have a theme garden, earth station and an outdoor science and a defence park. GCSC has already tied up with the Canada based IMAX Corporation for the 3D IMAX theatre with a seating capacity for 500 people.

On completion, the Science City would have pavilions depicting the universe, evolution, planet earth, environment and ecology, health, agriculture, biotechnology, physics, chemistry material and structures, mathematics, energy, transportation, industries, electronics, communications and information technology. The project also envisages a 10 MW substation for which an agreement has already been signed with the Gujarat Electricity Board.

The project has received funds from various sources including Rs.10 crore from the Centre, Rs.30 crore from the state government, Rs.10 crore from the Gujarat Maritime Board and Rs.5 crore from the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.