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Dr Vikram Sarabhai Centenary

Celebration kicks up at
National Institute of
Technology-Rourkela
The programme is being held at 12 venues in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry. NIT-R is among the three venues in Odisha.

Published: 17th September 2019 07:00 AM  |   Last Updated: 17th September 2019 07:00 AM   |   A+ A  A-

National Institute of Technology-Rourkela (NIT-R)

By Express News Service

ROURKELA: The five-day Dr Vikram Sarabhai Centenary Celebration (VSCC) kicked

off at National Institute of Technology-Rourkela (NIT-R) under the aegis of Satish
Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) of ISRO on Monday.

The programme is being held at 12 venues in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry. NIT-R is among the three venues in Odisha. The others are
Berhampur and Bhubaneswar. The programme was inaugurated by CEO of
Rourkela Steel Plant Dipak Chattraj. 
Speaking at the inaugural function, Director of SDSC A Rajarajan said the objective
of the programme is to spread knowledge on space among students and encourage
them to take up space research. Project Director, ISRO V Kumbakarnan spoke on
the remote sensing capability of India and how ISRO is capturing high-resolution
data. NIT-R Director Prof Animesh Biswas spoke on rocket technology.
VSCC Chairman and SDCC scientist Amitav Mohanty highlighted the vision and
contributions of Dr Sarabhai. 

He said lectures on Dr Sarabhai, science fair and various contests are scheduled
during the five-day programme. Students of NIT-R and VSS University of
Technology-Burla will display models of rockets during the event. A mobile
exhibition ‘Space on Wheels’ would reach out to rural areas of Sundargarh district
enabling youngsters in villages to have a glimpse of India’s space technology,
achievements and capabilities.

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The event will also showcase the achievements of ISRO, development and flight of
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-1 in 1993 and launch of EDUSAT by Geosynchronous
Launch Vehicle-F01 in 2004.

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