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Chandrayaan-3 Launch: ISRO All Set To Launch Its Third Moon Mission At 2:35 p.m.
The countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third mission to the moon, began on Thursday at 1.05 pm at the Satish Dhawan Spaceport in Sriharikota. The board has authorised the launch at 2.35 pm on Friday and the weather conditions are expected to be favourable.
The critical 25 hours 30 minute countdown will be used to fill the rockets with cryogenic fuel and the Indian Space Research Organisation will be closely monitoring the process looking out for any fuel leak.
A successful mission would see India enter an elite club of nations that have achieved such a feat, the others being the United States, China and the former Soviet Union.
Chandrayaan-2 managed to land on the Moon but failed to manoeuvre a soft landing due to software and mechanical issues. Now they have worked on every aspect of it for four years and are hopeful of a soft landing, a former scientist was cited as saying.
ISRO Officials Seek Lord Venkateswara’s Blessings Ahead Of Launch
As is customary, ISRO chairman S Somanath accompanied by senior officials visited Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, ahead of the launch. Officials presented a miniature model of the rocket and spacecraft to the temple and sought blessings. It is an old ISRO tradition to seek the blessings of the deity ahead of satellite launches in Sriharikota. Sommanath told the media in Tirumala that the stage is set for the launch of Chandrayaan-3 and expressed confidence in the mission’s success.
“It is a long journey. We will be ready for landing on the moon possibly by the last week of August. The landing date is decided when there is sunrise on the moon. When we are landing, sunlight must be there. So the landing will be on August 23 or 24,” Somnath said.
The Chandrayaan-3, which will be India’s third lunar mission, consists of an indigenous lander module (LM), propulsion module (PM), and a rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new technologies required for inter-planetary missions.
Details On The Mission Route
According to ISRO, the lander has the capability to soft land at a specified lunar site, and deploy the rover, which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface.
The LVM3 will place Chandrayaan-3 in an apogee (farthest point from Earth) of 36,500km as against 45,475km during Chandrayaan-2. The perigee (closest point to Earth) will be around 170km, nearly the same as last time. “This is being done to get more stability,” Somanath was quoted in the media.
Isro will then conduct multiple Earth-bound manoeuvres to increase Chandrayaan-3’s orbit before commands for trans-lunar insertion (TLI) that will kick off the spacecraft’s journey towards the Moon.
Chandryaan To Land On Moon On August 23
After Chandrayaan-3 reaches the moon’s orbit, the lander module will separate from the propulsion module and be eventually brought to a 100km X 30km orbit, from where commands for de-boost and final descent is expected on August 23. The lander’s legs have been further strengthened and new sensors and solar panels have been added. A key change is that ISRO has increased the size of the landing area.
“In Chandrayaan-2, the landing site was 500m X 500m and we wanted to land at the centre, which resulted in some limitations. Now, the landing site is 4km X 2. 5km. At nominal conditions, we’ll attempt landing at the centre point, but otherwise, Vikram can land anywhere in this area, giving it greater flexibility,” Somanath was quoted in the media.
Maharashtra
Additional Municipal Commissioner directs to resolve complaints of polluted water supply in Mumbai on immediate and priority basis

Mumbai: Municipal Corporation provides various civic services and amenities to the residents of Mumbai. It provides clean drinking water to the citizens every day. In this regard, Mumbai Municipal Corporation has also been praised from time to time at various levels. However, currently, complaints related to water supply are coming from some places. The concerned authorities should immediately resolve these complaints and take all water-related complaints seriously and resolve them in a timely manner. Along with this, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Project) Abhijeet Bangar has given clear instructions that complaints of contaminated water supply should be resolved immediately and on top priority. Besides, leakages in water channels should be immediately detected and teams should be deployed at the required places to detect leaks, Bangar also instructed during a special review meeting of the Water Engineering Department held on Thursday evening. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Project) Abhijeet Bangar, while guiding the attendees during the meeting, said that complaints of inadequate water supply and low pressure water supply have been received from some places in the last few days. Therefore, the officials should inspect the place without delay. If the complaint received during this inspection is found to be valid, appropriate steps should be taken immediately without delay. In the existing water supply distribution system, where necessary, some changes in these measures can be found to find a way out. For example, appropriate improvement in the ‘zoning’ system of water supply, if there is leakage in the water pipe, it should be fixed without delay, while in some places, structural changes in the system; Additional ‘boosting’ measures may be included in the measures as required without any delay. As per the above, local public representatives should be informed about the steps being taken regarding inadequate water supply. If possible, inspection visits should be conducted with public representatives, so that the information expected to be obtained from them can be directly obtained, Bangar also suggested during the review meeting. A detailed discussion was also held regarding the complaints of polluted water during the meeting. In this regard, Bangar ordered that complaints related to polluted water should be taken very seriously. Extreme urgency should be shown while processing these complaints. If action is not taken regarding the complaints of polluted water without delay, it can have serious consequences, it is necessary for the concerned authorities to take notice of these matters. Senior officers were also directed that all the institutions should be highly sensitive in this regard. During the same meeting, senior officers were ordered to take action in a ‘24×7’ manner without delay and without any hindrance to trace the source of polluted water. While taking this action, it is also necessary to have the necessary manpower available. Special teams should be formed to resolve the complaints of polluted water in a timely manner. These teams should be made available zone-wise. So that action can be taken without delay after receiving the complaints. If additional manpower is required for this, the department should request it. Accordingly, the manpower will be made available on priority basis. It is necessary to maintain regular contact with each other for the major sub-departments of the Water Engineering Department of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, namely, water supply, construction, planning and maintenance. Also, in this regard, the sub-departments of the Water Engineering Department should maintain regular contact with each other. The Water Engineer should ensure this and take necessary precautions in this regard. If there are difficulties in completing the water supply projects within the stipulated time, the engineers should be provided with cooperation and assistance from senior officers as required. Apart from this, if anyone is doing deliberate negligence, then everyone should take notice that action will be taken against the concerned along with determining the responsibility in this regard. Bangar also mentioned this during today’s meeting. While instructing the senior officers present during this meeting of the Water Engineering Department, Mr. Bangar said that soon a ward-level review of water supply planning will be conducted. In this context, the Assistant Engineers (Water Works) of each department should review the work done in their respective work areas and their work areas and give a presentation about it during the review meeting. Road development and other works are being carried out on a large scale by the Municipal Corporation and other authorities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Due to these works, water supply channels have had to be shifted to other places in some places, while in some places the water channels may be damaged. This may cause temporary disruption in the water supply of the concerned area. If such a situation arises, the water channels in the area should be repaired immediately or new water channels should be laid as per the requirement. While carrying out all these tasks, the various sub-divisions of the Water Engineering Department as well as the Municipal Corporation and various departments of the Municipal Corporation should be closely coordinated.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Shivaji Nagar Two hammock raids: Case registered against fake doctor

Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch unit has registered a case against two doctors in Mumbai while taking action against the scam doctors. During a joint operation by M Ward and police, during a raid in the Shivaji Nagar area, Rajiv Kapil Dev, 34, and Kabir Nath Gomti Yadav, 56, were arrested for being fake doctors. Both of them did not have any medical certificate nor were they graduated from any medical institution. They did not have any credentials related to treatment and treatment. They were providing treatment illegally, which was a threat to public life. A case has been registered against them in the Shivaji Nagar police for running a clinic illegally, endangering the lives of people, and cheating. This operation was carried out by the Mumbai Crime Branch on the instructions of Police Commissioner Devin Bharti and the operation was carried out under the guidance of DCP Vishal Thakur. These doctors did not have any educational qualifications and were found providing illegal treatment. The police raided their clinic and registered a case against them.
Maharashtra
50 gangsters arrested in Mumbai suburbs, police action against several gangsters in Zone 7, including Ghatkopar.

Mumbai: Police has started strict action against gangsters and miscreants, hence now the gangsters involved in crimes are not doing well. The police has started action against gangsters who are creating terror in the area and committing crimes. Accordingly, taking action against dangerous gangsters, about 50 gangsters have been expelled from the city in Zone 7 of Mumbai Police. These fifty goons are prohibited from entering the city during the citywide curfew in Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, police station limits. Mumbai Police has appealed that if anyone wants to file a complaint against these goons, they can do so at the police station and action will be taken against them. This action has been taken on the basis of the 2026 report of DCP Hemraj Rajput of Mumbai Zone 7. This action has been taken on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, in which fifty goons from Ghatkopar, Pantnagar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, Malind and Nowghar have been included. All these goons are facing serious crimes and other charges including creating terror in the area. Mumbai Police has taken action against such goons to maintain law and order in Mumbai and provide security to the citizens. In Ghatkopar police station, Suraj alias Kancha Dalvi, Jitesh Ram Khernar, Jaffer Barkat Ali Vantrao, 10 accused and goons have been deported from Ghatkopar, 8 from Pant Nagar, 4 from Vikhroli, 2 from Park Site, 8 from Bhandup, 3 from Kanjurmarg, 10 from Malind and 6 accused and goons have been deported from the city.
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