<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Kerala for a day's visit on Tuesday (27th February 2024). The Prime Minister will visit the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram and will inaugurate three important space infrastructure projects worth about 1800 crore rupees.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Mr. Modi's vision to reform the country's Space sector to realise its full potential, and his commitment to enhancing technical and R&amp;D capability in the sector will get a boost as three important space infrastructure projects will be inaugurated during his visit to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. The projects include the PSLV Integration Facility (PIF) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota; the new 'Semi-cryogenics Integrated Engine and Stage Test facility' at ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri; and 'Trisonic Wind Tunnel' at VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram. These three projects providing world-class technical facilities for the space sector have been developed at a cumulative cost of about Rs. 1800 crore. The &nbsp;Prime Minister will also review the progress of the Ganganyaan Mission.&nbsp;</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Later in the day, the Prime Minister will address the public event of the conclusion ceremony of the 'padayatra' organised by the BJP's State unit. The BJP-led NDA started its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls by launching a massive campaign, the 'Padayatra' from Kasaragod on the 27th of January.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">After the public event, the Prime Minister will proceed to Tamilnadu for a two-day visit.</p>
News On AIR | February 26, 2024 7:30 PM
PM to visit Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram; to inaugurate three important space infrastructure projects worth about Rs 1800 crore