BackNational Technology Day: PM Modi launches projects worth ₹5,800 crore
The projects include Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory - India (LIGO-India), Hingoli; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jatni, Odisha; and Platinum Jubilee Block of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
PremiumNew Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated an event marking National Technology Day 2023. The programme also marked the commencement celebrations of the 25th year of National Technology Day being held from May 11 to May 14.
The prime minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple projects related to scientific and technological advancement in the country worth more than ₹5,800 crore. These projects are aimed at strengthening scientific institutions in the country, in line with the prime minister’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The projects include Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory - India (LIGO-India), Hingoli; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jatni, Odisha; and Platinum Jubilee Block of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
PM Modi dedicated to the nation the following projects: Fission Molybdenum-99 Production Facility, Mumbai; Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant, Visakhapatnam; National Hadron Beam Therapy Facility, Navi Mumbai; Radiological Research Unit, Navi Mumbai; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Visakhapatnam; and Women & Children Cancer Hospital Building, Navi Mumbai.
During the event, PM Modi inaugurated an exhibition showcasing scientific & technological advancements made in India in the recent past and also took a walk-through. He also released a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion.
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