Sriharikota

Sriharikota is an island, situated on the National Highway No.5 to Chennai, Kolkata and a forest –like area to the east of Sullurupet in between Pulicat Lake and Bay of Bengal. The ancient residents of this island were Toorpu Reddis and Challa Yanadis. Who led a primitive  way of life. Their staple diet was what Nature bestowed on them – Veduru biyyam (bamboo Manna), honey and different varieties of fruit and their homes were  nest – like huts. This is the pictuare of people who lived there three centuries ago. In order to facilitate the construction of SHAR, all those people of bygone time had been rehabilitated in a little far away area and given special facilities Sulurupet area in the district has seen great development in the  last 40 years after the advent of SHAR near by.
               Under the stewardship of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai of the Indian Space Research Organisation of  rocket lauching space Centre was Established at Sriharikota in 1968. The launching of a missile helps streamlining the study of tele-communications, TV, lights and environmental relationsships. The possibilities of a good harvest, how snowfall and clouds disappear, the information relating to impending floods and storms and similar natural calamiatiesm locating the  mountains – the missile provides us with fore knowledge of all these happenings and enables us to take precautionary steps beforehand.