NIOT is developing a manned submersible for Deep Ocean Mission: Jitendra Singh
Last year, the Government of India has launched its long-pending and ambitious Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) through the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with an aim to develop technologies to harness the living and non-living resources from the deep oceans
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New Delhi, Mar 17: While giving the latest information about India's Deep Ocean Mission to Loksabha, Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), is developing a manned submersible with a capacity to carry three human beings to 6000 m ocean depth.
He further informed that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the implementation of this multi-institutional ambitious mission. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of ISRO is involved in developing a titanium alloy human sphere of 2.1 m diameter for the manned submersible.
The overall estimated cost of the Deep Ocean Mission is Rs. 4077 crores for a period of five years (2021 to 2026). The estimated cost for the first phase for the 3 years (2021-2024) would be Rs.2823.4 crore. Ministry of Earth Science will be the nodal ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission.
Last year, the Government of India has launched its long-pending and ambitious Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) through the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with an aim to develop technologies to harness the living and non-living resources from the deep oceans. Deep Ocean Mission with be a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.
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