Satellites Continuously At Work To Ensure India's Security: ISRO Chief

Narayanan predicted that before India celebrates 100 years of its independence, the country would be a master in every field, the country would be an outstanding contributor to the world

Agartala: ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has said that 10 satellites are continuously working round-the-clock for the strategic purpose to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of the country.

Addressing the 5th Convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University (CAU), the ISRO Chairman said: “If we want to ensure the safety of our country, we have to serve through our satellites. We have to monitor our 7,000 km seashore areas. Without satellite and drone technology, we can’t achieve many things.”

He said that through many satellites, the ISRO has been serving the common men in agriculture, tele-education, tele-medicine, television broadcast, weather forecasting, environment, food sectors and security and strategic areas. Noting that the satellites are effectively working in disaster management and mitigation sectors, the ISRO Chairman said that earlier, during the disasters, thousands of people lost their lives, but today this is not the case.

He said that in nine places (in space sectors), India is number one in the world.

“Chandrayaan-1 mission discovered evidence of water molecules on the Moon's surface. India was the first country to achieve this. At least 433 satellites for 34 countries lifted from India and placed in orbit,” he claimed.

Significantly, India built satellites for G-20 countries to monitor climate change and other sectors, Narayanan said, adding that India and the US would build the world's most expensive and advanced earth-imaging satellite, and it would be launched from India itself. He said that till 1975, there was no satellite technology in India, and the country was 70 years behind in space technology compared to an advanced country. Saying that advanced satellite technologies are required for the common man's development, Narayanan, who is also the Secretary of the Department of Space, predicted that before India celebrates 100 years of its independence, the country would be a master in every field, the country would be an outstanding contributor to the world.