Under PM Modi’s leadership, space technology reached almost every house : Dr Singh

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New Delhi : Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Personnel, Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr  Jitendra Singh on September 26, 2019, said that space technology has reached almost every house in five years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr Singh said, “Our Prime Minister has a naturally scientific nature. He never fails to promote scientists and the example is Chandrayaan Mission. He was present to witness Chandrayaan’s landing.” He was speaking during the inaugural session of National Conference on ‘System for Transforming India: Challenges and Opportunities’ at Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Emphasizing the use of space technology for the common people, Dr Singh said that there are some examples of the use of space technology such as road transport, railway, unmanned railway crossing, and geotagging of works under MNREGA. He said that three to four years ago, there were reports of accidents at unmanned railway crossings. But the use of space technology has shown a significant reduction in such accidents. He further said that it was difficult to get the Fund Utilisation Certificate in the North East region. With the use of space technology, it became possible to get such stuck fund utilisation certificate of worth Rs. 7000 crore, he said, according to a PIB release.

ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan said, “Young generation should come forward to shape the future of the country.”  The purpose of system engineering is not limited to building a best and optimal system, but to build a system that is feasible and serve a purpose. “The system engineering reduces the risk involved in space missions,” he said.