Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India, has said that there was a need to review the nuclear energy establishments in India in view of the natural catastrophe that shook Japan.

Responding to a question raised by a student while participating in the third Foundation Day celebration of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-H), Hyderabad, located at Yeddumylaram in Medak district on Wednesday, Dr. Kalam said that even today the nuclear energy is clean energy.

He said that nobody has designed nuclear energy establishment which can withstand higher intensity of earthquake and tsunami coming together.

“We can come out with flying colours by emerging victorious from the on going crisis being faced by Japan,” he said.

Dr. Kalam has suggested the faculty and students of the IIT to target and achieve uniqueness in five areas of excellence for future technologies with world class standards. Recalling his challenging experience as a student to design a low level assault aircraft design, he said that the students have to be imparted training in system design, integration and management which was a requirement at the field level.

Suggesting the students not to get deterred by failures, he said they need not compare themselves with others and instead grow and become ‘unique you.' Dr. Kalam stressed the necessity of focused work on convergence of technologies in bio-nano-info .Dr. Kalam also unveiled the logo of IIT designed by Dr. Uday Kumar, who also designed the symbol of the rupee.

The programme was presided over by IIT director Prof. U.B. Desai. Prof. Eswaran and Collector S. Suresh Kumar also participated.