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“It was the dream of Vikram Sarabhai that space technology should be used for societal purposes. We have achieved this dream by setting up three major programmes in the field of education, medicine and disaster management. Private universities are also welcome to help government in this,” Jitu said.Acid attack survivor Lakshmi urged students to be courageous and fearless, asking them to face problems heads on. Through satellite technology, students in remote parts of the country can attend classes held in metro cities and people can also get in touch with specialist doctors,” Nair said.He also highlighted contribution of space technology for disaster management, wherein death toll due to cyclones on Odisha coast had been brought down to less than 10. “Now that Dr Vikram Sarabhai’s dream of using space technology for social purposes is being fulfilled, we need to perfect our science in sending common people into space before attempting to send astronauts on Mars,” he added.The first day of Congress also saw participation of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and state minister of higher education and sports Jitu Patwari..