The collapse of the roof of an under construction building at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) campus in the Kerala capital, Thiruvananthapuram, killed one and injured 30 other workers on Tuesday.

The ISRO reported that the accident, resulting in one death and injuries of many, took place when a portion of the roof of the new five-storey building collapsed at the ISRO campus, which is also known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. The Indian space agency told that 8 of the injured workers were in a serious condition.

ISRO Chief, G Madhavan Nair said that though the country has achieved a lot in the field of atomic energy and space programmes, but the time has come to develop other fields also.

While speaking at a function, Nair said that since 70 per cent of our population lives in the rural areas (villages), therefore it becomes very important to promote satellite connectivity to these areas.

"We have achieved a lot in space.... but our concern is about our villages, where over70 per cent of our population lives," said the ISRO Chief.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairmain G. Madhavan Nair stated that India would send a manned mission into the space after the success of its first unmanned lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1.

Bangalore, Nov 10 : After the success of Chandrayaan -1, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has conceptually developed a Sun mission called ''Aditya''.

Talking to ANI here, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, said the success of Chandrayaan -1 has boosted the confidence of ISRO scientists to look beyond the moon.

"Aditya has been approved and its operations would begin soon. Sun mission is very critical and one of its kind in the global space research," Nair added.