The President of India Droupadi Murmu on Thursday inaugurated Supercomputer facility ‘Param-Kamrupa’ and laboratory for the design and development of high power microwave components at IIT Guwahati. The President said that within a short span of its existence, IIT Guwahati has made the region and nation proud with its achievements in the national and international arena.
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
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On the occasion, she also inaugurated the Medical College and Hospital at Dhubri and laid the foundation stones for two Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology at Dibrugarh, Assam and Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
She lauded IIT Guwahati to construct a 3D-printed sentry post few days back for developing cost-effective and sustainable defence infrastructure for the Indian Army. She also urged the institute to encourage innovations, work towards indigenization in cutting edge technologies, provide skill development avenues and be a fore-runner in making our country Atma-nirbhar.
The President said that, “IIT Guwahati is a knowledge centre that can provide technology solutions to connectivity issues and other challenges in the North Eastern Region. Since this is the only IIT in the North Eastern Region, IIT Guwahati must shoulder responsibility to nurture other institutions in the region, work with the state government and the defence forces to strengthen our borders, and provide technological solutions to prevent recurrence of natural calamities in the region.”
The President said that, “today, the North Eastern Region of India is 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 said that 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.
She said that we all know that the Sun rises first in the North Eastern Region of India and then spreads its light across the country. She stated 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.