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India’s forays into the blue economy |
The Chennai based National Institute of Ocean
Technology (NIOT) is developing a manned submersible with a capacity to carry
three human beings to 6000 meters ocean depth as part of the Deep Ocean Mission
to unravel the blue economy. 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 information was given by Minister of state for
earth sciences Dr Jitendra Singh in the Rajya Sabha
The
overall estimated cost of the Deep Ocean Mission is Rs.4077 crores for a period
of five years (2021 to 2026)
The overall estimated cost of the Deep Ocean
Mission is Rs.4077 crores for a period of five years (2021 to 2026). This being purely research and technology
development activities, direct revenue generation is not relevant for this
mission. The
objectives of the mission; some of them The objectives of the mission include to
develop technologies for mining of deep sea resources like Poly-metallic
nodules from the Central Indian Ocean at a water depth of 5500 meters, Design,
and develop one working prototype and one final manned Submersible rated for
6000metre water depth along with technologies for underwater vehicle and
underwater robotics. To provide the future projections or predictions on the
trends in sea level along the Indian coast, cyclone intensity and frequency,
storm surges, wind waves, biogeochemistry and ecosystem that affect the
fishery, at seasonal to decadal time scales for the north Indian Ocean under the
climate change scenario and to install deep ocean observations (below 2 km
depth) over the Indian Ocean. Integrating the ongoing advanced basic and
applied research in marine biology, marine ecology and related marine
engineering through the establishment of an advanced Marine Station for Ocean
Biology, Translate research in marine biology and engineering into industrial
application and product development through establishment of on-site business
incubator facilities, Capacity building with French Institutes.
Excellent
Indian candidates to be deputed to
French institutes for training in all areas Excellent Indian candidates, stringently selected at a national level, will be deputed to the French institutes to be trained in all areas of marine biosciences and National and International collaboration in education, research and excellence in the field of Marine science and Ocean science and Ocean Technology. |
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