PM Modi Inaugurates new building of APJ Abdul Kalam University in Lucknow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new building of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University in Lucknow.
PM Modi has arrived in Lucknow on Tuesday afternoon primarily to take part in International Yoga Day event.
Speaking during the inauguration of University he said,”We are moving forward with the dream of how to make India self-dependent in the field of defense and security.”
Taking note of the University being named on India’s former President and acclaimed ISRO scientist APJ Abdul Kalam, Modi didn’t forget to acknowledge ISRO’s recent big achievement.
World took notice when India launched 104 satellites. We have such potential and have to take it forward, PM added.
The new Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) campus is situated at Jankipuram Extension in the state capital. The campus has four prominent buildings, including the Abdul Kalam Memorial Centre with library and administrative and academic buildings.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Abdul Kalam Memorial Centre and Science Museum, housing 11 statues of eminent scientists of the country. The scientists whose statues have been installed include Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr Har Gobind Khorana, Praful Rai, Satyendra Nath Bose, Subramanium Chandrashekhar, Janaki Ammal, Ramanuj Srinivas, Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, Venkatraman Chandrashekhar and Aryabhata.