Hyderabad, Nov 24 (PTI)

The Defence Research and Development Organisation is planning to set up a long range missile testing centre at coastal Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, a top official said here today.

DRDO chief V K Saraswat said the organization has resolved issues with the Ministry of Petroleum as the area where the facility is likely to come up falls under Krishna-Godavari basin.

“We have intentions to set up a launch site at Machilipatnam.

source: http://www.ptinews.com / PTI – Press Trust of India / Home> National / by Staff Reporter / November 24th, 2012