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By Shujaat Bukhari
He was addressing the students of the Government College for Women on Moulana Azad Road here. "The bridge of love should connect all religions," he said. The various religions were like beautiful gardens and had to be connected by the bridge of love and compassion. Referring to his current visit to the State that took him to several religious places including the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, the Vaishnodevi temple in Jammu and the Spetuk Gompa and Gurdwara Pathar Sahab in Leh, Dr. Kalam said, "when there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation and when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world." His Vision-2020, he said, had five important characteristics — development of education and healthcare, agriculture and food processing, information and communication technology, infrastructure and technological self-reliance. Water would be a major problem area in the next 20-30 years. Keeping this in view, the Government had constituted a Task Force under the former Union Minister, Suresh Prabhu, to connect the country's rivers. Surplus water basins would be linked with the deficit water basins to overcome the problem of water shortage. The present GDP of 4.5-5 per cent would be doubled by 2020. On the so-called brain drain, the President said it was an artificial one and quoted figures to show the vast human resource available in the country. India produced 250,000 engineers and 100,000 scientists every year, and even if 10 per cent of this number went abroad, it would make no difference. On the avenues for women in bio and information technologies, Dr. Kalam said women had excelled in every field including space technology. He knew several women scientists who had developed excellent software now being used in rocket technology. The emerging field of bio-infomatics, a combination of biotechnology and information technology, would revolutionise the scientific horizon, he said. Saying that teachers were a great positive force, the President advised them to invest in making students responsible citizens. Women were vital for nation-building, he said adding that an educated woman led to an educated family, society and nation. Expressing delight at visiting the Government College for Women, Dr. Kalam said the premier institution, established in 1950, had played its role in imparting knowledge to girl students. Earlier, the President was accorded a hearty welcome with a song, composed in his honour by the students. A colourful variety programme depicting the cultural diversity of the State's three regions was also presented. The Principal and the students of the college presented Dr. Kalam souvenirs. Later, the students and teachers sang the national anthem along with Dr. Kalam, the Governor, S.K. Sinha, the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, and the Deputy Chief Minister, Mangat Ram Sharma.
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