ISRO Radar Centre in Assam
Assam Chief Minister Announces ISRO Space-Tracking Radar Centre to Protect National Assets
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ISRO’s 2025–26 annual report says the Chandrapur land was transferred in November 2023, with final registration completed on November 7, 2025.
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The project will connect with ISRO’s Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru, established in 2020, which serves as the hub for orbit determination, collision-avoidance alerts and monitoring satellite and rocket-body re-entry.
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Sarma said the centre’s establishment was especially significant for Assam because the state was once considered distant from India’s main technology centres; he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for selecting Assam for the strategic project.
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The announcement came alongside Sarma’s foundation stone ceremony for Adani Power’s proposed 3,200 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in Dhubri, an approximately Rs 48,000 crore project expected to create about 25,000 construction jobs and 5,000 permanent positions.
Assam is getting a major space-tracking facility as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) breaks ground on an Advanced Radar Research Centre at Chandrapur near Guwahati. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma performed the ceremony, marking the state's entry into India's space surveillance network. HubNetwork
The facility is part of Project NETRA—short for Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis—and will help India track objects orbiting Earth, prevent satellite collisions, and protect critical space assets. ISRO has dedicated 67 acres to the project, which will link with the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru. OmmcomNews
Assam's Role in India's Space Surveillance Push
The Advanced Radar Research Centre represents a shift in how India distributes its space infrastructure. For years, Assam was seen as distant from the country's main technology hubs. Sarma noted that hosting this facility signals Assam's growing importance in national defence and space initiatives. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for selecting the state. OmmcomNews
The project connects seamlessly with ISRO's existing hub in Bengaluru, established in 2020. That control centre handles orbit calculations, collision warnings, and monitoring of satellites and rocket bodies re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The Assam facility expands these capabilities across the country. OutlookIndia
ISRO's 67-Acre Expansion Into Northeast India
ISRO officially transferred the 67-acre plot in November 2023, with final paperwork completed on November 7, 2025. The land sits near Guwahati, positioning the radar centre to monitor orbital activity across Asia. This marks ISRO's commitment to building space-tracking infrastructure outside traditional tech corridors. GKToday
Once operational, the radar will work alongside optical telescopes and centralized control systems already part of Project NETRA. The multi-layered approach—radar, optical, and data processing—gives India redundancy and better coverage of the skies above. NortheastToday
Adani Power Plant Breaks Ground on Same Day
Sarma also laid the foundation stone for Adani Power's ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Dhubri on the same day. The 3,200 MW facility carries a price tag of roughly Rs 48,000 crore. It is expected to create 25,000 construction jobs and 5,000 permanent positions once complete. HubNetwork
The dual announcements—one in space technology, one in energy infrastructure—underscore Assam's push to become a hub for large-scale national projects. Both the ISRO facility and the power plant signal growing investment in India's northeast region. OmmcomNews
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