Dispur, July 24: Chief Minister
Dr. Himanta Biawa Sarma attended the Special Meeting of the North Eastern Space
Application Centre (NESAC) Society chaired by Union Home and Cooperation
Minister Amit Shah at NESAC HQ at Umiam, Shillong in Meghalaya today. During
the meeting, issues related to use of space technology for flood control, wetland
management, preservation of forest cover in the region etc. were discussed. While
taking part in the discussion, Chief Minister Sarma said that NESAC and ISRO carried
out a joint study of flood in Assam and identified over 5000 sq km wetland
which could be used to divert Brahmaputra water during monsoon to control flood
in the State. The Chief Minister proposed to take up a pilot project for flood
control involving Central Water Commission under Jal Shakti Ministry and Water
Resources Department of the State. The Chief Minister also suggested for
monitoring of forests at inter-state border by using space technology. Union
DONER Minister G Kishan Reddy, Union MoS Space Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS DONER BL
Verma and Chief Ministers of all NE States also spoke on the occasion. Secretaries
of DoS and DONER, Chairman ISRO Dr. K Sivan, Director NESAC and Chief
Secretaries of the NE States were also present in the meeting.
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