India’s National Council for Science Museums (NCSM) has announced plans for 18 more science centres, taking the total in the country to 66.

Work on five centres has already started, with an expected completion date of 2017, while the remaining centres will be built between 2017 and 2021.

The first five centres to be completed includes complexes at Kerala, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh.

The others which will be developments to be built between 2017-2021 includes locations in Karnataka, Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Jammu, Kashmir, Dharasalama and Haryana.

In addition, Guwahati will have a science city and Kumaon will receive a centre focusing on biodiversity and climate change.

The NCSM will also be launching an innovation hub into five major centres of India, where the ideas of students and researchers can be converted into products and process. The hubs are aimed at getting the country’s students and youth directly involved with innovation at a young age.