“Chandrayaan-2 will be launched in March 2018,” said an eminent scientist and director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, P Kunhikrishnan.
P Kunhikrishnan was present in Bhopal on Monday. He was addressing the students, teachers and tech lovers at the concluding day of Science Mela 2017.
On the occasion, P Kunhikrishnan was conferred with ‘Vigyan Pratibha Samman 2017’ for his phenomenal contribution in the field of science and technology.
P Kunhikrishnan while addressing the students said that with the launch of 104 satellites in one rocket into the orbit made India the first country of the world to create a history
Elaborating further he said that it was not only about breaking the world record, but much more than that for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
While highlighting about the works of ISRO, P Kunhikrishnan said that ISRO is continuously working on agriculture and resource mapping.
He also told the students about new projects of ISRO. P Kunhikrishnan also explained the tech lovers about the satellite launch vehicle, GSlV, PSlV and others during his lecture.
On the occasion, Minister of Energy Government of Madhya Pradesh Paras Jain, State Minister of Technical Education and Skill Development (independent charges) Deepak Joshi, General Secretary of Vigyan Bharati A Jayakumar and Director General of MP Council of Science and Technology CK Patil were also present.
Tech lovers enjoyed the grand closure of the Science Mela 2017.
It was an extravaganza for the students and tech lovers of the city. Some students were spotted clicking the selfies with the innovative science models.
Notably, the science and technical models exhibited by Government of India, Government of
Madhya Pradesh and other organizations like ISRO, BrahMos, NTPC, Centre for ground water, CIE and more remained the centre for attraction at the four day science exhibition.