Samudrayaan Mission

Why in news?

• According to the Ministry of Earth Science, the Samudrayaan Mission is expected to be realised by year 2026.

About Samudrayaan Mission:

• The mission is aimed at sending three personnel to 6000-metre depth in a vehicle called ‘MATSYA 6000’ for the exploration of deep-sea resources.
• ‘MATSYA 6000’ vehicle is being designed and developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai under Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency for human safety.
• It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission
• It is a part of the Rs 6000-crores Deep Ocean Mission.

Significance:

• The manned submersible will allow scientific personnel to observe and understand unexplored deep-sea areas by direct intervention.
• It will also boost the Central government's vision of 'New India' that highlights the Blue Economy as one of the ten core dimensions of growth.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Consider the following statements regarding Samudrayaan Mission:

1. It is aims for real-time maritime border surveillance

2. MATSYA 6000, the vehicle proposed to be used for the mission is indigenously built in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer