Days after the successful Chandrayan 3 and Aditya L1 missions, India is gearing up for an ocean mission. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday revealed that the country is planning to send three humans in 6-km ocean depth in its first manned deep ocean mission 'Samudrayaan'.
In a tweet, the minister posted pictures of 'MATSYA 6000', a manned submersible that will explore the depths of the Ocean as part of mission Samudrayaan. Rijiju inspected the submersible, saying it is being developed at the National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai.
"Next is Samudrayaan. This is 'MATSYA 6000' submersible under construction at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India's first manned Deep Ocean Mission 'Samudrayaan' plans to send 3 humans in 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 in ocean depth to study the deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment. "The Deep Ocean Mission supports the 'Blue Economy' vision of PM @narendramodi ji, and envisages sustainable utilization of ocean resources for economic growth of the country, improve livelihoods and jobs, and preserve ocean ecosystem health," he said.
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On August 23, India's moon mission's Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon's South Pole. India became the first country to have achieved the historic feat and brought to an end the disappointment over the crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2, four years ago.
On September 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country's maiden solar mission -- Aditya-L1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
(With inputs from PTI)
