New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various projects from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
These include the inauguration of the supercomputer facility, ‘Param Kamrupa’, and a laboratory for the design and development of high-power microwave components at IIT Guwahati.
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Supercomputing facility Param Kamrupa and laboratory for the design and development of high power microwave components at IIT Guwahati. pic.twitter.com/2zZn347hRr
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 13, 2022
She virtually inaugurated the Dhubri Medical College and Hospital in Assam and laid the foundation stones for two Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Dibrugarh in Assam and Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Addressing the gathering at IIT Guwahati, the President said that North Eastern states are making big strides towards development and is making extraordinary efforts to provide the high quality healthcare and education systems to the people of the region and the country.
The President urged the science and technology institutes of the country to promote greater research and development so that India can be a leader in technological innovations, beneficial for the larger good of the society.
She said that The National Education Policy 2020 clearly acknowledges that addressing today’s socio economic challenges requires high-quality interdisciplinary research that must be done in India and cannot simply be imported.
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“Various projects of Central and State governments and the consequent progress of the region will set a foundation for making India a technologically advanced nation and an inclusive society,” President Murmu said.
I am delighted to have inaugurated facilities which will be instrumental in technological advancement and help meet future requirements of the country in the fields of healthcare, defence, education and other areas. pic.twitter.com/mc9JuvLC0I
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 13, 2022
The President expressed that the North Eastern Region should be the torch-bearer in spreading knowledge and inculcating ‘scientific temper’ among people of the country, in the spirit of our Constitution.
Earlier in the morning, the President flagged off Agartala-Khongsang Janshatabdi Express and Agartala-Kolkata Express from Agartala Railway Station.
