Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed joy and pride as Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on Moon on Wednesday evening. He congratulated the entire team of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for executing the moon mission successfully.
Notably, this is the first time any country has made a landing on the South Pole of the Moon. Chandrayaan-3 landed on southern lunar surface at 6:04pm on Wednesday, marking a historic moment for the country.
A few seconds after the landing, ISRO tweeted "Chandrayaan-3: India, I reached my destination and you too"
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, too, congratulated India and ISRO for the luminous achievement.
Congress also congratulated the ISRO and tweeted, "Congratulations to all the countrymen including ISRO on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon. Seeing the need of space research in future, Pandit Nehru had laid the foundation of ISRO. It is the result of his foresight that today India is setting new records in the field of space research all over the world."
