ISRO is planning to build two new satellites especially for environmental monitoring even as it is stepping up efforts to use its assessment on agriculture conditions and weather to effectively help people on the ground in co-ordination with other government agencies.
The satellites are in line with what Union ministry of environment and forests wants. Nair recently had a discussion with Union minister of state Jairam Ramesh, who is now expected to submit a note to Prime Minister on the subject.
ISRO has done some "bits and pieces" of work on aerosols from observations from the ground and ship for specific time but now there is a need to consolidate and put them into operational mode.
