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07/04/23 06:53 AM IST

Samudrayaan Project

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  • Union Minister of State Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that Samudrayaan Project was launched in September, 2021 under Deep Ocean Mission with a budgetary outlay of Rs 119 Crores.
About the mission
  • India will send three personnel to 6,000 metre depth in a vehicle called Matsya 6000 for the exploration of deep-sea resources like minerals.
  • MATSYA 6000 vehicle is being designed and developed by Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) which is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • Few of the crucial components of manned submersibles are the development of Ti Alloy Personnel Spheres, Human Support and Safety Systems in Enclosed Space, Low-Density Buoyancy Modules, Ballast and Trim systems, and Low-Density Buoyancy Modules.
  • The vehicle has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency for human safety.
  • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), IITM, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will actively participate in this mission.
Deep Ocean Mission
  • It will run under the direction of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • It has a budget of USD 4,077 million over five years.
  • Over the period of three years, the first phase is projected to cost Rs 2,823.4 crore (2021-2024).
  • The Deep Ocean Mission will be a mission-mode initiative to support the blue economy aspirations of the Indian government.
Source- PIB

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