Nitin Gadkari: Utilize natural resources with appropriate use of technology

Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari yesterday called the Research institutes in Vidarbha to utilize abundant reserves of natural resources like forest produce, coal with appropriate use of the technology.

He was
speaking after inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of VNIT
(Vishveshwarya National Institute of Technology) at Nagpur in Maharashtra Mr.
Gadkari said, the country is importing raw materials like news print, medical
equipment, wood pulp.

Research
institutes must develop appropriate technologies through cooperation,
coordination, and communication with relevant organizations that provide such
raw materials. He hoped that this would stimulate industry generation in the
backward areas.

He also
announced that the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will provide
assistance worth 200 crore rupees for setting up of ‘Technology Research and
Excellence Center’ at  VNIT.

Mr. Gadkari
also inaugurated the ‘Siemens Center of Excellence’ center at VNIT to mark the Diamond  Jubilee Celebrations. This center will have
state-of-the-art labs of Robotics, Machine Intelligence, Artificial
Intelligence. He also inaugurated a statue of Sir Vishveshwarya on this
occasion.

The diamond
jubilee celebrations at VNIT will include yearlong educational activities,
workshops, guest lectures, and research and extension activities.