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President Murmu inaugurates Supercomputer facility at IIT, Guwahati


President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and a high-power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on the first day of her visit to the State. The Param Kamrupa, one of its kind supercomputers in the North East region, installed under the National Supercomputing Mission. In the same function, the President virtually inaugurated Dhubri Medical College and Hospital, and laid foundation stone for Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology at Dibrugarh in Assam and Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh.

Addressing the gathering at IIT Guwahati the President Smt. Murmu said that North Eastern states are making big strides towards development and making extraordinary efforts to provide high quality education and healthcare system to the people of the region. This region should be the torchbearer of the country. The President said that the Super Computer Param Kamrupa will provide advance computing, healthcare techniques along with solutions for many issues to this region. She also informed that many components of this super computer developed indigenously.

Smt Murmu said that such type of technological development will make India as one of the world leaders in super computing and enhance our country's capacity in solving challenges of the nation as well as for the world. She also urged the science and technology institutes to provide emphasis on research and technology. The President said that the Union government is providing support to the state government in healthcare sectors and enhancing the quality of education and training. The President appreciated the Assam government for it's effort to provide affordable healthcare facility for the people.

Professor Jagadish Mukhi, Governor of Assam; Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam; Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare also addressed at the event. The President will also attend a Civic Reception hosted by the State Government at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati in the evening.

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