Chandrayaan-3: Digging, Construction Works Halted In Sriharikota As ISRO Gears Up July 14 Launch
News 18As the Indian space agency is progressing forward with its third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, slated on July 14, the telecom division of Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota has imposed a ban on all digging and construction activity around the Satish Dhawan Space Centre from Monday till the launch day on Friday. The temporary restrictions are reportedly aimed at safeguarding critical communication lines, including optical fibre cables, required for essential pre-launch tests to be conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation. “To ensure the success of the rocket launch, it is essential to prevent damage to BSNL optical fibre cables caused by road widening, road repairs, and other digging activities during the period July 9-14,” the order added as per the HT report. Chandrayaan-3 mission carries scientific instruments to study the thermo-physical properties of the lunar regolith, lunar seismicity, lunar surface plasma environment and elemental composition in the vicinity of the landing site.