Guwahati, April 7 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan and discussed Assam's vision of launching its own satellite.

In a meeting with the ISRO Chairman at Assam House here, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma outlined the Government of Assam's vision to have its own satellite, ASSAMSAT, in collaboration with IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre), Department of Space, Government of India.

"ASSAMSAT will help to ensure continuous flow of data for the implementation of critical socio-economic projects and a host of dedicated services for agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure development, and security border management and police operations," Himanta Biswa Sarma s...