New Delhi, April 3 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that a Third Launch Pad (TLP) will be established at Satish Dhawan Space Centre of ISRO in Sriharikota.

As per an official release, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jitendra Singh said that the project has been approved by the Union Cabinet ,and financial sanction has been obtained for a total budget outlay of Rs 3984.86 Crore.

He also said that the establishment of the pad is envisaged to be completed within a four-year timeframe.

"ISRO's Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which is under development is about 90 m tall with a maximum lift-off mass of approximately 1000 tonne. Existing launch pads at Sriharikota cannot launch thi...