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Kalam Foundation Takes 147 Ramanathapuram Students To ISRO
A foundation connected with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam took 147 school students to visit ISRO.
ISRO is a place where space research is carried out.
The students came from different parts of Ramanathapuram district.
These areas included Rameswaram, Mandapam, Uchipuli, Ramanathapuram and Paramakudi.
They were chosen because they were science students.
The trip was planned around Dr. Kalam’s death anniversary on July 27.
The students began their journey from Dr Kalam’s national memorial near Rameswaram.
They traveled in three buses, which were sent off by Kalam’s niece and grandson.
The People’s President Abdul Kalam International Foundation took 147 students from Ramanathapuram district on an educational tour to ISRO.
The students were selected from schools in Rameswaram, Mandapam, Uchipuli, Ramanathapuram and Paramakudi.
The initiative was planned in connection with the July 27 death anniversary of former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The students left from Dr Kalam’s national memorial near Rameswaram in three buses on Tuesday evening.
Kalam’s niece Naseema Maraikayar and grandson Seksalim flagged off the buses.
- Who
- The People’s President Abdul Kalam International Foundation and 147 school students from Ramanathapuram district.
- What
- An educational tour to ISRO was organized for the students.
- Where
- The buses departed from Dr Kalam’s national memorial near Rameswaram and traveled to ISRO.
- When
- The tour was planned around July 27, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s death anniversary; the buses departed Tuesday evening.
- Why
- The foundation selected science students for an educational visit to the space research centre.
Key facts
- Students
- 147 school students
- District
- Ramanathapuram
- Destination
- ISRO
- Departure point
- Dr Kalam’s national memorial near Rameswaram
- Transport
- Three buses
- Student locations
- Rameswaram, Mandapam, Uchipuli, Ramanathapuram and Paramakudi
- Flag-off officials
- Naseema Maraikayar and Seksalim
Sources
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