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India will have its own jurisdiction in space in 15 years: U.R. Rao

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`Satellites have become a vital component in medical world'

U.R. Rao

BELGAUM: Space technology plays a significant role in the development of the country, particularly in the areas of agriculture, disaster management, flood damage assessment, drought monitoring, water and soil management and education, the noted space scientist and Chairman of the Physical Research Laboratory Council, ISRO, U.R. Rao has said.

Delivering a special lecture on "Challenges in space" for the faculty members and postgraduate students studying at the Jnana Sangam campus of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) here on Monday, he stressed the need to work hard to ensure that India is second to none in the application of advanced technology to solve problems. Given the pace of advancement in science and technology, India will have its own jurisdiction in space in 15 years, he said.

Telemedicine

By enhancing the capabilities of surgeons, satellites have become an increasingly vital component in the medical world, he said. Complex operations taking place in medical centres can be broadcast to trainee doctors. This is now possible with the availability of EDUSAT, an exclusive satellite for education, he added.

M.I. Savadatti, former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, who was the guest of honour, advised students to be aware of the happenings around them and look forward to emerging challenges in science and technology. He called upon students to develop consistency and strive for quality in every sphere of development.

VTU Vice-Chancellor K. Balaveera Reddy presided over the function. VTU Executive Council member Jitendra Prasad, Registrar M.S. Shivakumar, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore S.N. Hegde, Development Commissioner for North Karnataka V. Umesh, and Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre Director Honne Gowda were present.

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