Submersible MATSYA 6000 preparing: India prepares to launch first deep ocean analysis mission ‘Samudrayaan’

After the raging success of the moon mission Chandrayaan-3 and with the Aditya L1 en route to check the Sun, India is now getting ready to launch the ‘Samudrayaan Mission’ to check the deep sea.

‘Samudrayaan Mission’ will likely be India’s first manned Deep Ocean Mission. The plan is to ship three people in 6-km ocean depth in a submersible named ‘MATSYA 6000’. ‘Matsya’ is the Sanskrit phrase for fish. The submersible is being developed on the National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai.

Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju took to X, previously Twitter, to share the updates of the work underway for the mission. He stated that the mission goals to check “the deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment”.

Union Minister for Earth Sciences contained in the submersible ‘Matsya 6000’

“The project will not disturb the ocean ecosystem. The Deep Ocean Mission supports the ‘Blue Economy’ vision of PM @narendramodi ji, and envisages sustainable utilization of ocean resources for economic growth of the country, improve livelihoods and jobs, and preserve ocean ecosystem health,” Rijiju posted.

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This is ‘MATSYA 6000’ submersible below development at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India’s first manned Deep Ocean Mission ‘Samudrayaan’ plans to ship 3 people in 6-km ocean depth in a submersible, to check the deep sea assets and… pic.twitter.com/aHuR56esi7

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 11, 2023

The Union Minister additionally met with the scientists, researchers, and engineers assigned to the mission. He stated, “Our Scientists, Researchers, and Engineers are fully devoted to making the Deep Ocean Mission very successful in a sustainable manner.”

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju meets the researchers, scientists, and engineers behind the Samudrayaan Mission

Rijiju additionally shared a video of himself contained in the vessel, with a mission skilled explaining how ‘Matsya 6000’ will discover the deep ocean and the way the people becoming a member of the deep-sea expedition will be capable to maintain themselves there.

The submersible is provided with oxygen provide, and humidity controller amongst others. The submersible can have a shirt-sleeve atmosphere, which means the crew contained in the submersible might be wearing bizarre clothes.

About the ‘Samudrayaan Mission’

The ‘Samudrayaan Mission’ goals to develop a self-propelled manned submersible to hold three human beings to a water depth of 6000 meters within the ocean with a set of scientific sensors and instruments for deep ocean exploration. The mission has an endurance of 12 hours of operational interval and 96 hours in case of emergency.

Venturing into the deep ocean is under no circumstances a straightforward process. Beyond 200 metres, the ocean will get very darkish and chilly and the strain will increase.

The manned submersible will permit scientific personnel to watch and perceive unexplored deep sea areas by direct interventions. Further, it’s going to improve the aptitude for deep-sea man-rated car growth. The projected timeline for the mission is 5 years from 2020-2021 to 2025-2026.

The ‘MATSYA 6000’, a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), has been developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, an autonomous institute below the Earth Sciences Ministry.

Various different underwater devices resembling Autonomous Coring System (ACS), Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), and Deep Sea Mining System (DSM) for the exploration of deep-sea have additionally been developed.

According to the National Institute of Ocean Technology, “deep oceans have abundant mineral resources like Polymetallic nodules; cobalt-rich manganese crust, and hydrothermal deposits. Polymetallic nodules have economically valuable metals such as Copper, Cobalt, Nickel and Manganese and are viewed as potential resources for the depleting land resources and increasing demand.”

What is the Modi authorities’s Blue Economy coverage?

A draft coverage framework on India’s Blue Economy was ready final yr. The draft Blue Economy coverage framework envisages the optimum utilization of all sectors of the maritime area, (residing, non-living assets, tourism, ocean vitality, and so on.) for sustainable growth of coastal areas.

This coverage doc comprises key suggestions on the National Accounting Framework for Blue Economy and Ocean Governance, Coastal Marine Spatial Planning and Tourism Priority, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Fish Processing, Manufacturing, Emerging Industries, Trade, Technology, Services and Skill Development, Logistics, Infrastructure and Shipping, Coastal and Deep-Sea Mining and Offshore Energy and Security, Strategic Dimensions and International Engagement.