PM’S MESSAGE ON THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF PSLV C-5

---

PSLV C-5 was launched successfully from Sriharikota Launch Centre today. The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee watched it ‘live’ on television at his residence.

Immediately after the successful launch, the Prime Minister talked on telephone with Shri G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space and congratulated him and his team for their efforts. In his message on the occasion, the Prime Minister said :

"This launch is yet another demonstration of the technological heights which our space scientists have achieved. Our space programme has placed strong emphasis on harnessing information and communications technologies to the service of development.

India is one of six space-faring nations in the world. In applying space technologies to developmental applications, we are ahead of most of the others."