India Aims To Send Three Persons To 6000 Meters Below Sea Level Says Ministry Of Earth Sciences (Moes).

January 14, 2023

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As part of Samudrayaan Mission, under MoES, a self-propelled manned submersible (MATSYA 6000) will carry three persons to a depth of 6000 meters for exploration of deep-sea resources.
MATSYA 6000 is being developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
- It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency.
- It is being developed under Deep Ocean Mission (DOM).

About Deep Ocean Mission

DOM aims to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources. It will be a mission mode project to support Blue Economy initiatives.
- Blue Economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods etc. Its size in India is about 4% of the GDP.
DOM (MoES as nodal ministry) was approved in 2021 and will be implemented over a period of 5 years.
Major components of DOM
- Development of Technologies for Deep Sea Mining, and Manned Submersible.
- Development of Ocean Climate Change Advisory Services
- Technological innovations for exploration and conservation of deep-sea biodiversity.
- Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration.
- Energy and freshwater from Ocean.
- Advanced Marine station for Ocean Biology