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Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History

Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History
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Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History is located in Rajasthan
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History
Location within Rajasthan
Established 2007 (2007)
Location Ramsinghpura, Sawai Madhopur
Coordinates 26°01′02″N 76°30′09″E / 26.01733°N 76.50257°E / 26.01733; 76.50257
Type Museum of Natural History
Owner Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Website nmnh.nic.in/SMadhopur.htm

Coordinates: 26°1′2.39″N 76°30′9.25″E / 26.0173306°N 76.5025694°E / 26.0173306; 76.5025694

The Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur or The Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur is the country`s fourth regional museum of Natural History in Sawai Madhopur, India with exhibits on plants, animals and geology of the Western region of India. It is situated near Ramsinghpura village, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Sawai Madhopur.

The foundation stone-laying ceremony of Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, was carried out by the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, on December 23, 2007, and inaugurated by the State Finance Minister, Namo Narain Meena, on March 01, 2014.

It was undertaken by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. The museum is spread over an area of 7.2 acres near Ramsinghpura, Ranthambore National Park, Sawai Madhopur and the headquarters of the Consultant is the National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi. This is the fourth such museum in the country after Mysore, Bhopal and Bhubaneswar.


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