Bhubaneswar: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote collaborative research and development, officials said.

The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO and IIT-Bhubaneswar finalised the agreement on October 17, with the official announcement made on Friday.

The partnership aims to study physical and biogeochemical oceanic processes and shoreline change dynamics along the western Bay of Bengal.
The pilot phase will involve mapping and analysing nearshore dynamics from the Sundarbans delta to northern Andhra Pradesh, with potential expansion to other coastal regions in India, the release said.