In a tribute to late APJ Abdul Kalam, the Odisha government on Friday named the Wheeler Island after the former president.
Wheeler Island, located off the coast of Odisha, houses an Integrated Test Range that is used by India to test missiles. It is one of the key missile testing facilities in India.
The island is located some 150 kilometres from Odisha’’s capital Bhubaneshwar.
It may be recalled that Kalam was also known as the ‘Missile Man’ in honour of his contribution to the missile development programme.
Just today, the famous Aurangzeb Road in the heart of the national capital was renamed as APJ Abdul Kalam Road.
Dr Kalam, fondly called the ‘People’s President’, had passed away at 83 in Meghalaya last month. He had suffered a massive cardiac arrest.
