Sriharikota High Altitude Range

Sriharikota is an island, situated on the National Highway No.5 (Chennai - Kolkata) and a forest - like area to the east of Sullurupet in between Pulicat Lake and Bay of Bengal. The ancient residents of this island were Toorpu Reddis and Challa Yanadis. Who led a primitive way of life. Their staple diet was what Nature bestowed on them - Veduru biyyam (bamboo Manna), honey and different varieties of fruit and their homes were nest - like huts. In order to facilitate the construction of SHAR, all those people of bygone time had been rehabilitated in a little far away area and given special facilities Sullurupet area in the district has seen great development in the last 40 years after the advent of SHAR near by.