Ex-scientist of ISRO bats for Kulasekarapattinam

Chennai: Veteran Indian Space Research Organisation scientist and former chief general manager of liquid propulsion system centre at Thiruvananthapuram, N. Sivasubramanian, along with locals, on Saturday met and urged Union minister of state in Prime Minister Office V. Narayanasamy to take steps to establish the third rocket launch centre at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu.

One of the members of the team, which met the minister, later told Deccan Chronicle that the minister had assured them that Sriharikota has not been finalised for the third rocket launch centre. The minister was also learnt to have assured suitable action in the coming session of Parliament to set up the rocket launch centre in the village in southern Tamil Nadu.

Earlier, DMK president M. Karunanidhi wrote to the PM, highlighting the advantages of establishing the centre at Kulasekarapattinam.

Meanwhile, DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has approached the Prime Minister and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to bring the rocket launch centre to Kulasekarapattinam, which is only 40 km from the liquid propulsion system centre at Mahendragiri from where most of the equipment would be mobilised for satellite and rocket launches.