Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bengaluru after completing his two-nation visit, on Saturday when he will interact with the ISRO scientists over the success of Chandrayaan-3.
“Landed in Bengaluru. Looking forward to interacting with our exceptional ISRO scientists who have made India proud with the success of Chandrayaan-3. Their dedication and passion are truly the driving forces behind our nation’s achievements in the space sector,” PM Modi tweeted.
He will hold a 26 km long roadshow in the city.
Locals with posters and the national flag gathered on the streets outside HAL airport in Bengaluru to welcome PM Modi as he will meet scientists of ISRO team involved in the Chandrayaan-3 Mission at ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex.
“When there was a failure, PM Modi accepted it and today we are all celebrating this success. Under the leadership of PM Modi, we have achieved something that no other country could, India is shining. PM Modi is coming to Bengaluru to congratulate our scientists,” one of the locals said.
Another local here said, “It is a proud moment for us because this is a very big achievement…We are here to welcome PM Modi as he is visiting Bengaluru to meet scientists of the ISRO team involved in Chandrayaan-3 Mission.”
After a 40-day journey into space, the Chandrayaan-3 lander, ‘Vikram’, touched down on the uncharted lunar South Pole on Wednesday (August 23) evening at 6:04 pm, making India the first country to do so.
The Prime Minister joined the live telecast of Chandrayaan-3 landing online from South Africa. PM Modi hailed the Chandrayaan-3 mission creating history by achieving a soft landing on the lunar surface and said “India is now on the moon”.
“When we see such historic moments it makes us very proud. This is the dawn of new India,” he had said.
The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14 (Friday). A GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle was used for the launch of the spacecraft that was placed in the lunar orbit on August 5 and since then, it went through a series of orbital manoeuvres before zeroing in on the moon’s surface.