Move Over Missile, DRDO on Rath Yatra

[SRP]

Munda pitile kichi habani, munda fuli jiba!!

What to do? I am completely pi$sed off

 

[SpArK]

It still does not justify the rather needless expenditure this particular venture is.

Absolutely. The project is unwanted, a waste of resources, manpower and money while a lot of projects are running behind schedule.

 

[livingdead]

Absolutely. The project is unwanted, a waste of resources, manpower and money while a lot of projects are running behind schedule.

Why would a govt owned agency in a secular country get involved in religion?

 

[SpArK]

Why would a govt owned agency in a secular country get involved in religion?

Vested interests and non professionalism mixed with poor organisational structure and multiple power centers.

 

[ARPANET]

This is what happens when a CHAI WALA selling COMMUNAL tea sits at the HELM!!

 

[Marxist]

Move Over Missile, DRDO on Rath Yatra -The New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: You will be surprised to know where India’s premier defence research organisation has been spending its time and resources. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has the onerous responsibility of developing state-of-the-art arms and ammunition systems for the Indian armed forces, has allegedly spent over Rs 5 crore of its funds, and its energies, in developing a chariot. Yes, you heard it right, a chariot (see pic).

It is not an ordinary chariot. To be fair to DRDO, we must confess that the chariot that it so painstakingly built over a period of one year has used copious amounts of silver (which explains its cost) and has all the embellishments you should expect from a royal chariot.

The DRDO team in Pune with the silver-clad chariot, which cost more than `5 crore to create


DRDO developed this hi-tech chariot and ‘donated’ it to Alandi Temple in June after a bullock—according to Director of Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) or R&DE, Pune, Dr S Guruprasad—was killed during the 21-day annual palki yatra to Pandharpur last year. He accepted that the chariot was built by the laboratory which he heads.


The story of this mind-boggling decision by an organisation which is supposed to serve the cause of science, and not religion, does not end here.

A senior scientist, who rebelled against this ‘absurd’ venture and filed a complaint with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), had to pay for it. The DRDO has not only stripped him off his ongoing projects, but also transferred him out of the Pune centre to a post where he has been left to waste.

The scientist in his petition stated that since he filed the complaint under the whistleblower policy of the CVC, the identity of the complainant should have been kept confidential. The petitioner also stated that “the CVO is to ensure that no punitive action is taken by any concerned administrative authority against any person on perceived reason/ suspicion of being ‘whistleblower’.”

But “since filing the complaint, the conduct of higher officials, especially the alleged officials, totally changed and they started harassing him by removing him from all important projects and took away his project credits on which he was working since long,” said the petition, adding that even the scientist was removed from Combat Engineering Group and put on to Electro Mechanical Systems Group (Missile Launcher Group) wherein he had not relevant expertise. Subsequently, he was transferred out from R&DE (Engineers), Pune to a unit in Nasik.

The Bombay High Court, taking cognizance of the scientist’s petition, issued notices to the DRDO chief, Defence Secretary and the CVC on November 14 asking them to respond before December 17.

The scientist has alleged that the director of R&DE has utilised around Rs2.5 crore government funds to develop the rath. He claimed that the cost of the rath goes beyond Rs 5 crore, considering the manpower cost for one year. No sanction of the finance ministry was taken to divert defence funds to a religious activity, the scientist alleged.

Dafuq is going on at DRDO ?
Considering the "project" has been going on for more than one year, sickulars can't blame Modi this time.

How Modiji is related to this ,They built and gave this chariot last year ......"
In 2013, the DRDO designed and manufactured what must be the most sophisticated bullock cart ever made — a chariot built of carbon composite covered with embossed silver, equipped with sensors that ensure that a battery-powered motor kicks in if the bullocks are straining. This chariot would hold a palkhi or palanquin, which in turn would contain a diminutive pair of 700-year-old silver-sheathed wooden sandals."

The road to Pandharpur - The Hindu

 

[SpArK]

How Modiji is related to this ,They built and gave this chariot last year ......"
In 2013, the DRDO designed and manufactured what must be the most sophisticated bullock cart ever made — a chariot built of carbon composite covered with embossed silver, equipped with sensors that ensure that a battery-powered motor kicks in if the bullocks are straining. This chariot would hold a palkhi or palanquin, which in turn would contain a diminutive pair of 700-year-old silver-sheathed wooden sandals."

The road to Pandharpur - The Hindu

Ahh.. a few thinks the present govt has sanctioned it and was made in record time by DRDO.... LOL..

 

[Stephen Cohen]

With the Lord's blessings we will see rapid progress in ALL DRDO Projects

The CURRENT order for production of DRDO made items
stands at ABOVE ONE Lakh Fifty Thousand crores ie 25 BILLION USD

 

[The Unnamed]

we can go back to past


we can go to the future.

Sack these idiots !

 

[Saheli]

Move Over Missile, DRDO on Rath Yatra -The New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: You will be surprised to know where India’s premier defence research organisation has been spending its time and resources. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has the onerous responsibility of developing state-of-the-art arms and ammunition systems for the Indian armed forces, has allegedly spent over Rs 5 crore of its funds, and its energies, in developing a chariot. Yes, you heard it right, a chariot (see pic).

It is not an ordinary chariot. To be fair to DRDO, we must confess that the chariot that it so painstakingly built over a period of one year has used copious amounts of silver (which explains its cost) and has all the embellishments you should expect from a royal chariot.

The DRDO team in Pune with the silver-clad chariot, which cost more than `5 crore to create


DRDO developed this hi-tech chariot and ‘donated’ it to Alandi Temple in June after a bullock—according to Director of Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) or R&DE, Pune, Dr S Guruprasad—was killed during the 21-day annual palki yatra to Pandharpur last year. He accepted that the chariot was built by the laboratory which he heads.


The story of this mind-boggling decision by an organisation which is supposed to serve the cause of science, and not religion, does not end here.

A senior scientist, who rebelled against this ‘absurd’ venture and filed a complaint with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), had to pay for it. The DRDO has not only stripped him off his ongoing projects, but also transferred him out of the Pune centre to a post where he has been left to waste.

The scientist in his petition stated that since he filed the complaint under the whistleblower policy of the CVC, the identity of the complainant should have been kept confidential. The petitioner also stated that “the CVO is to ensure that no punitive action is taken by any concerned administrative authority against any person on perceived reason/ suspicion of being ‘whistleblower’.”

But “since filing the complaint, the conduct of higher officials, especially the alleged officials, totally changed and they started harassing him by removing him from all important projects and took away his project credits on which he was working since long,” said the petition, adding that even the scientist was removed from Combat Engineering Group and put on to Electro Mechanical Systems Group (Missile Launcher Group) wherein he had not relevant expertise. Subsequently, he was transferred out from R&DE (Engineers), Pune to a unit in Nasik.

The Bombay High Court, taking cognizance of the scientist’s petition, issued notices to the DRDO chief, Defence Secretary and the CVC on November 14 asking them to respond before December 17.

The scientist has alleged that the director of R&DE has utilised around Rs2.5 crore government funds to develop the rath. He claimed that the cost of the rath goes beyond Rs 5 crore, considering the manpower cost for one year. No sanction of the finance ministry was taken to divert defence funds to a religious activity, the scientist alleged.

Dafuq is going on at DRDO ?
Considering the "project" has been going on for more than one year, sickulars can't blame Modi this time.

The leopard cannot change its spots. This is just awesome.

 

[Abotani]

Maybe DRDO and people associated are praying to their gods so that they bless them with boons to be used in the defence of the nation as DRDO is more of a DODO

 

[Skull and Bones]

Ab Bhagwan Krishna prasanna hokar Vimanas ki tachniqi jaankari DRDO ko pradaan karenge.

 

[Loafer]

Great job done by DRDO.