“Anu Awareness Yatra - 2023” with the theme of ‘Atoms in the service of the nation’ was launched at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, on Monday.
The programme is being organised by IGCAR in association with the National Council of Science Museums (NSCM), Vigyan Bharathi - Arivial Sangam, Tamil Nadu, and Indian Association for Radiation Protection in seven districts of Tamil Nadu and three districts of Kerala as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
B. Venkatraman, Director, IGCAR, said the yatra will initiate scientific curiosity amongst the students in rural areas and spread awareness on the necessity of nuclear energy and the spin-off technologies developed by the Department of Atomic Energy.