Odisha: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dramendra Pradhan, on Wednesday, congratulated the Defence Research and Development organisation (DRDO) for successfully test firing indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi II missile, at Chandipur in Odisha.
Dharmendra Pradhan's tweet:
Congratulations to @DRDO_India for successfully test firing indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile at Chandipur in Odisha
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) May 18, 2016
Prithvi II, is the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
The test launch clearly indicated India's operational readiness to meet any eventuality.