Visakhapatnam, Oct 15 (UNI) As part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit’ Mahotsav, and on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, “Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Prerana Sthal” was inaugurated at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), the premier naval research laboratory of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), here on Friday.
Outstanding Scientists PVS Ganesh Kumar, BVSS Krishna Kumar, Dr. A Srinivas Kumar, other senior Scientists, officers, Members of NSTL Civil Employees Union and Works Committee, teachers and students of Ramanath Secondary School participated in the event, HQ Eastern Naval Command (ENC) said in a statement here.
On this occasion, a statue of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled by Dr. Samir V Kamat, Distinguished Scientist andDirector General (Naval Systems & Materials) in the presence of Dr. Y Sreenivas Rao, Outstanding Scientist and Director NSTL.