Once commissioned, three humans will be able to go to the bottom of the ocean to examine the deep water resources and conduct a biodiversity assessment.
Digital Desk: India is preparing for an ocean expedition days after the Chandrayan 3 and Aditya L1 missions were successful. On Monday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed that the nation plans to send three people on its first manned deep ocean mission, called "Samudrayaan," to a depth of six kilometres.
The minister shared images of "MATSYA 6000," a manned submersible that will explore the depths of the ocean as part of Operation Samudrayaan, in a tweet. The submersible was inspected by Rijiju, who claimed that Chennai's National Institute of Ocean Technology was developing it.
"Next is Samudrayaan. This is 'MATSYA 6000' submersible under construction at the National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India's first manned Deep Ocean Mission 'Samudrayaan' plans to send 3 humans to 6-km ocean depth in a submersible, to study the deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment. The project will not disturb the ocean ecosystem," the Minister of Earth Sciences said in a post on 'X'.
Once commissioned, three humans will be able to go to the bottom of the ocean to examine the deep water resources and conduct a biodiversity assessment. "The Deep Ocean Mission supports the 'Blue Economy' vision of Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and envisages sustainable utilisation of ocean resources for economic growth of the country, improve livelihoods and employment, and maintain ocean ecosystem health," he said.
India's Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the South Pole of the moon on August 23. The disappointment over Chandrayaan-2's crash landing four years ago was finally erased when India became the first nation to accomplish the historic achievement.
From the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched Aditya-L1, the nation's first solar mission, on September 2.
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