PANAJI
Polar Bhavan, now the largest building at the NCPOR campus, spans 11,378 square metres and was constructed at a cost of Rs 55 crore. It includes laboratories for polar and ocean research, 55 rooms for scientific personnel, a conference room, seminar hall, library, and canteen. It houses the newly inaugurated SOS facility and will eventually serve as the home of India’s first Polar and Ocean Museum.
Sagar Bhavan, covering 1,772 square metres, was built at a cost of Rs 13 crore. It includes two -30°C ice core laboratories and +4°C storage units for archiving sediment and biological samples. The building also features 29 rooms, including a metal-free Class 1000 clean room for trace metal and isotope studies.
