Samudrayaan Mission Flashcards
NEWS
According to the Ministry of Earth Science, the Samudrayaan Mission is expected to be realised by year 2026.
What is 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 like minerals.
‘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 and 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.
India has a unique maritime position, a 7517 km long coastline, which is home to nine coastal states and 1,382 islands.
For India, with its three sides surrounded by the oceans and around 30% of the nation’s population living in coastal areas and coastal regions play a major economic factor.
It supports fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, livelihoods, and blue trade.
What is the Deep Ocean Mission?
It was approved in June 2021 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. It aims to explore the deep ocean for resources, develop deep-sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources, and support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Indian Government.
The cost of the Mission has been estimated at Rs. 4,077 crores over a five-year period and will be implemented in phases.
What are the Other Related Initiatives?
India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development: It was inaugurated jointly by both the countries in 2020 to develop and follow up joint initiatives between the two countries.
Sagarmala Project: The Sagarmala project is the strategic initiative for port-led development through the extensive use of IT enabled services for modernization of ports.
O-SMART: India has an umbrella scheme by the name of O-SMART which aims at regulated use of oceans, marine resources for sustainable development.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management: It focuses on conservation of coastal and marine resources, and improving livelihood opportunities for coastal communities etc.
National Fisheries Policy: India has a National Fisheries policy for promoting ‘Blue Growth Initiative’ which focuses on sustainable utilization of fisheries wealth from marine and other aquatic resources.
