The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) A.S. Kiran Kumar said “we are making use of technology to address the problems faced on earth.”
The hallmark of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was to make use of whatever capability or technology that was accessible, said A.S. Kiran Kumar, ISRO chairman.
“We are making use of technology to address the problems faced in augmenting educational capability, enhancing tele-medicine facility for the people in remote areas and islands”, he said.
Mr. Kumar said the ISRO, which evolved with this kind of innovative approach since its inception, had a fully indigenous capability and launched satellites not only of India’s but also of other countries. ISRO had so far launched about 79 satellites for 21 countries in the world.
Stating that communication through satellites had been benefiting farmers, fishermen and others, he said, presently there were 38 satellites developed and launched by “our own launch vehicle and they are furnishing information relating to various areas including making available advance information about cyclones and sometimes super cyclone.”
“Satellite has no boundaries, either national or international and collects information on surface of earth, vegetation, clouds and even pollution,” he said highlighting the quantum of work that had gone into the Mars Mission and Chandrayaan-I.
“Now we are planning Chandrayaan II where there will be a lander. Chandrayaan II will have an object which will go and descend on the surface of the moon in a controlled manner,” he said.
He noted that the government is making use of large quantum of information generated by satellites and providing capability for improved governance. Kumar also pointed out that applied data was being used to find water resources and drill bore wells, while satellite data was helpful for several other activities.
