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NEW DELHI: Science & technology and earth sciences minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Deep Ocean Mission is intended for better understanding of the deep sea living and non-living resources of the Indian Ocean, thereby aiding efforts for India to attain blue economy status, and that the integration of a manned submersible for the mission is in progress.
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Singh said the Deep Ocean Mission is a multi-ministerial, multi-disciplinary programme with emphasis on development of deep-sea technology that includes development of the manned submersible rated for 6,000-metre water depth along with technologies for deep-sea mining, exploration of deep-sea mineral resources and marine biodiversity, development of ocean climate change advisory services, deep-sea surveys and exploration, and capacity building in marine biology.
The minister said the design and development of subsystems of the manned submersible to carry three humans has been completed and integration is in progress. The design of the mining machine is ready and a demonstration trial is planned during 2024-26. The activities like exploration of marine biodiversity, development of ocean climate change advisory services, and acquisition of multidisciplinary research vessels for deep sea surveys is in progress.
Singh further said the technologies developed under the mission would help in exploration of the oceans and possible harnessing of non-living resources like energy, fresh water and strategic minerals. The advisories to be developed under Vertical 2 of the mission about sea level, intensity and frequency of the storms would be useful for societal and economical benefits of the Indian coastal regions. Exploration for the strategic minerals like cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese are expected to pave the way for future commercial exploitation of these resources. Studies on ocean thermal energy conversion are intended for the offshore generation of energy and fresh water.
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Singh said the Deep Ocean Mission is a multi-ministerial, multi-disciplinary programme with emphasis on development of deep-sea technology that includes development of the manned submersible rated for 6,000-metre water depth along with technologies for deep-sea mining, exploration of deep-sea mineral resources and marine biodiversity, development of ocean climate change advisory services, deep-sea surveys and exploration, and capacity building in marine biology.
The minister said the design and development of subsystems of the manned submersible to carry three humans has been completed and integration is in progress. The design of the mining machine is ready and a demonstration trial is planned during 2024-26. The activities like exploration of marine biodiversity, development of ocean climate change advisory services, and acquisition of multidisciplinary research vessels for deep sea surveys is in progress.
Singh further said the technologies developed under the mission would help in exploration of the oceans and possible harnessing of non-living resources like energy, fresh water and strategic minerals. The advisories to be developed under Vertical 2 of the mission about sea level, intensity and frequency of the storms would be useful for societal and economical benefits of the Indian coastal regions. Exploration for the strategic minerals like cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese are expected to pave the way for future commercial exploitation of these resources. Studies on ocean thermal energy conversion are intended for the offshore generation of energy and fresh water.
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