Indian space agency ISRO will assist development projects in the Northeast India through space technology.

Indian space agency ISRO will assist development projects in the Northeast India through space technology, offering optimum utilisation of satellite imaging and other technology applications for better accomplishment of infrastructural projects in the region, Union DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh announced. This would be first of its kind initiative in the whole country where there will be an institutionalized involvement of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in mapping and sharing of data for developmental projects. The ISRO is already monitoring and geo-tagging 67 projects at 221 sites in all the eight northeastern states funded by the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Ministry. In the meeting, attended by senior officers of the Ministry and ISRO scientists, the Minister said that six out of the eight states of the Northeast have already sent their specific proposals for execution by ISRO, while Sikkim and Assam will also send their proposals soon. The Northeastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) at Shillong has received a number of proposals from northeastern states.

      Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) HQ- Bengaluru

      Founder- Vikram Sarabhai

      Director- Kailasavadivoo Sivan