PM Modi launches 3 PARAM Rudra Supercomputers Worth Rs 850 crores

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated three Param Rudra super computing systems and a high performance computing system for weather and climate via video conferencing.

"Today is a day of great achievement for India in the world of science and technology. Today is also a reflection of how 21st century India is moving ahead by giving priority to science, technology and research. Our scientists and engineers have built 3 Param Rudra supercomputers. These 3 supercomputers have been installed in Delhi, Pune and Kolkata. Today itself, 'Arka' and 'Arunika' 2 high-performance computing systems have also been inaugurated. On this occasion, I congratulate the scientific community of the country, the engineers and all the countrymen...," PM Modi said.

"The three supercomputers that have been launched today will help in advanced research from Physics to Earth Science and Cosmology. These are the areas in which today's Science and Technology world is looking at the world of the future. Today, in this era of digital revolution, computing capacity is becoming synonymous with national capability... There is no sector which is not directly dependent on Technology and Computing Capability. This is the biggest basis of India's success in Industry 4.0...," the Prime Minister added.

These supercomputers, built at a cost of Rs 130 crore, have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research, Modi said, addressing scientists and others via video conferencing.

Modi also inaugurated the Rs 850 crore High-Performance Computing system tailored for weather and climate research, and described the day as one of a “very big achievement” in science and technology sector.

“There is no sector which does not rely on technology and computing capability,” Modi said. “In this revolution, our share should not be in bits and bytes but in terabytes and petabytes. Therefore, this achievement proves that we are moving in the right direction at the right pace,” he said.

The significance of science is not only in invention and development, but also in fulfilling aspirations of the last person, Modi said.

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With inputs from PTI