In Pics: Abdul Kalam memorial to feature planetarium, auditorium

The Central government on Wednesday announced that it has asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to set up a planetarium and auditorium as part of the memorial to be constructed for late President APJ Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu made the announcement while speaking at a function to lay the foundation stone for Kalam's memorial at Pei Karumbu in Rameswaram on the the first death anniversary of the late President.

Naidu along with defence minister Manohar Parrikar laid the foundation stone for the memorial.

"The central government is committed to realising the vision of Kalam and will develop Rameswaram under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme, by making it one of the 500 towns selected from across the country, in memory of Kalam," Naidu said.

A 53-room guest house would be constructed in Rameswaram at a cost of ₹23 crore, and it would be named Abdul Kalam Holiday Home, he added.

Its been a year since our beloved Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam left us & created a void that is irreplaceable. My tributes to this great personality.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2016

Earlier in the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his first death anniversary, saying that his death has created an "irreplaceable" void.

"It's been a year since our beloved Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam left us and created a void that is irreplaceable. My tributes to this great personality," tweeted Modi. 

While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died due to cardiac arrest on this day last year. 

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