PCC chief visits Sriharikota ahead of PSLV C-37 launch

SHAR Director P. Kunhikrishnan (centre) being felicitated by a Congress delegation led by PCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy at Sriharikota on Tuesday.

A delegation of Congress leaders led by PCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy, DCC president Panabaka Krishnaiah, PCC vice-president Ch. Devakumar Reddy and others felicitated SHAR director P. Kunhikrishnan at Sriharikota in the district on Tuesday.

Good wishes

The Congress leaders visited Sriharikota Range (SHAR) to wish the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation ahead of their effort to launch PSLV C-37 rocket on February 15 to carry a record number of 104 satellites into the space orbit.

Mr. Raghuveera Reddy told Dr Kunhikrishnan that the Sriharikota space centre should continue to achieve many more milestones and bring international recognition to India in space science. He wished the scientists a resounding success in the forthcoming PSLV launch.