INDIA’S DEEP OCEAN MISSION

 

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Topics covered: Deep Ocean Mission, Highlights, Features & Significances

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India will launch its ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ by October.

 

Highlights

• The mission will untapped 75,000 sq km of area in international waters to tap vast marine resources.
• Underwater robotics and ‘manned’ submersibles are key components of the Mission.
• It is one of the transformative ideas of the government’s 100-day programmes.
• The mission would be an integrated programme from various departments such as ISRO, DBT, DST, DRDO and ICAR.
• All will work together for the sustainable harnessing of ocean resources.

India has exclusive rights over 75,000 sq km of international, allocated by UN’s International Seabed Authority, for exploration of polymetallic nodules.

 

Features and Significance

• The Mission will help in leveraging the blue economy for the country’s overall economic growth.
• Prime focus on the blue economy in terms of sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth.
• The tasks over this period include deep-sea mining, survey, energy exploration and the offshore-based desalination.

 

Research Equipment

• Submersible (ROSUB 6000) – capable of operating at depths of 6000 metres has been developed and tested successfully.
• A remotely operable in-situ soil testing equipment has also been developed for getting detailed geo-technical properties of the mining area at Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB).

 

Fundings

• These technological developments were funded under an umbrella scheme of the government – called Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART).
• Other components including early warning systems for oceanic disasters, setting up marine coastal observatories for monitoring marine pollution and acquisition of coastal research vessels.

 

Source: ToI

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