More to Know About Deep Ocean Mission
All the information obtained from this deep ocean mission will surely help in addressing the changes (long-term) in the water bodies because of climatic changes. The point areas cover the technological development for deep-sea exploration, findings related to exploitation of biodiversity and mineral resources, gearing up the development of underwater robotics and vehicles, development of advisory services related to ocean climate changes, and bringing more innovations for sustainable usage of marine bio-resources and renewable energy generation.
- It comes under central sector scheme
- This mission will cover all those segments which as untouched yet.
- Two main projects have been added to this mission that is a submersible vehicle that can be used to explore a range of approx. 6000 mtrs inside and a desalination plant.
- This mission will be conducted using both manpower and robotic power.
- All the technological advancements related to this mission will be properly funded by govt under the scheme of O-SMART (Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling, and Science)
Deep Ocean Mission
We, humans, are highly inquisitive beings. Our journey to exploring this planet has no end. We have made immense progress in exploring space, but the world underwater remained untouched for long. It was only recently that a mission was launched to explore the world underneath, and efforts are being made to support the blue economy initiatives of the GOI. Deep Ocean Mission is an ambitious mission of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.