<span style="color: #222222;">Union MoS Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh today emphasised the need for capacity building, awareness creation and research and development activities in the field of Space technology. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was speaking on the occasion of national workshop on "Imagining the future of Space Science & its strategic importance" and MoU signing ceremony of establishing Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Science at Central University of Jammu.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the centre would be able to take up research in the area of different disasters like snowfall, landslides, avalanches, ground water, flood and cyclone and climate change.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that considering the recurring natural calamities in the region, requirement of strengthening ground based observational capabilities of this region for weather and atmospheric research is also of utmost important. He said that the objective of the centre is to develop a Centre of Advance studies in space sciences in J&K and spread the knowledge and skills about space science and technology.</span><br />