The scientific programs of the Centre are guided by the needs of the region and are reviewed yearly by NESAC Society and GC. During the current year, NESAC has taken up and completed several projects covering the NER states in the areas of natural resources management, infrastructure planning, health, education, satellite communication and atmospheric science research. The centre has implemented a number of application projects sponsored by user agencies in the region, National/regional projects funded/coordinated by ISRO-DOS Centres, research and developmental projects under Earth Observations Applications Mission (EOAM), Satellite Communications (SATCOM) programs, Disaster Management Support (DMS) program under the North Eastern Regional node for Disaster Risk Reduction (NER-DRR) and Space &Atmospheric Science Programs under the Atmospheric Science Program (ASP) and ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP).
