President Droupadi Murmu to visit IIT Guwahati on October 13, inaugurate medical college
Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate a Supercomputer called ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ and an R&D facility and passive component laboratory of SAMEER - at IIT Guwahati.
Anu Parthiban | October 11, 2022 | 01:28 PM IST
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati campus on October 13, 2022 during her visit to Assam. She will inaugurate a supercomputer called ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’, a Research and Development (R&D) facility and a laboratory.
During her visit to the campus, “Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and a high power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER at IIT Guwahati,” the institute said in a statement.
The event at IIT Guwahati will also include virtual inauguration of a medical college and hospital in Dhubri, Assam, and a foundation stone laying ceremony for Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology at Dibrugarh, Assam and Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, by Droupadi Murmu.
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The President will be accompanied by Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi; Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister of state for health and family welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar, and cabinet minister for health and family welfare, science and technology and information technology, Keshab Mahanta, along with other dignitaries.
Welcoming the President, IIT Guwahati director TG Sitharam said, "It is our honour and pleasure to welcome the President of India Droupadi Murmu on her maiden visit to our campus. We are delighted that the President will inaugurate the Param Kamrupa, one of its kind supercomputer in the North East region, under the National Supercomputing Mission. I look forward to showcasing IIT Guwahati's work for the benefit of the North East region and its impact on the region."
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