Arunachal Pradesh Chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday informed the state govt will accord top priority in partnering with the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) for technology support in all developmental works.
CM Khandu in a virtual meeting convened by DoNER Minister GK Reddy, said, “Amit Shah, who is also the president of the NESAC Society, has insisted on utilizing the expertise of the NESAC (based in Shillong) by the Northeastern states. Therefore, we have identified nine key areas to work under the NESAC,” he said.
Some of these areas include development of model villages in international border areas; identifying suitable land for agriculture and horticulture activities; identifying degrading forest covers, border fencing, etc.
Space technology to improve lives in #NorthEast
A virtual review meeting today of Hon #DoNER Minister Shri @kishanreddybjp with CMs of NE on North Eastern Space Applications Centre #NESAC, Shillong.
Sought technological support for various projects in #Arunachal. pic.twitter.com/3rvWfx36rE
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) July 15, 2021