Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) in Shillong on July 17 to review the functioning of the space science and technology centre of the region. The NESAC, a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DOS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC), helps augment the process of development in the region by providing advanced space technology support.
Being the chairman of the NEC, the Union home minister is also the president of the NESAC Society.
Shah is likely to visit the NESAC on July 17 to review its functioning, officials said on Sunday.
The chief ministers of all the northeastern States, Union minister Jitendra Singh and top officials of the central and state governments are expected to attend the event.
Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space K Sivan, who is also the chairman of the NESAC Governing Council, may attend it as well.
The home minister is expected to take stock of the plan of action of the NESAC envisaged for all the northeastern states and the progress of the works.
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