India's Titan-Like Submersible To Take 3 People 6-km Underwater
NDTV
The project is another sign that India wants to increase its clout globally as an innovator in science and technology, particularly in space and other unexplored regions.
India is building its first manned submersible to study the deep sea and conduct a biodiversity assessment, an announcement that comes days after the country successfully landed a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. Next is "Samudrayaan"This is 'MATSYA 6000' submersible under construction at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India's first manned Deep Ocean Mission ‘Samudrayaan' plans to send 3 humans in 6-km ocean depth in a submersible, to study the deep sea resources and… pic.twitter.com/aHuR56esi7
The project is another sign that India wants to increase its clout globally as an innovator in science and technology, particularly in space and other unexplored regions.
Kiren Rijiju, the Earth Sciences Minister, posted photos of the submersible on X, saying the mission will send three people to a depth of six kilometres (about four miles), and "will not disturb the ocean ecosystem."
