‘Samudrayaan’ Project – Free PDF Download

Context

• India’s ambition to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle is likely to be a reality in 2021-22 with the ‘Samudrayaan’ project.
• It will be a part of the ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that has received in-principle approval but is awaiting a final nod from the Union Finance Ministry.

‘Samudray aan’ Project

• The ‘Samudrayaan’ is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals.
• The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 metres to carry out deep underwater studies.
• The project is undertaken by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)

 Mission

• India has been allocated a site of 75,000 sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin
• The estimated resource of polymetallic nodules is about 380 million tonnes

Significanc e

• The success of the ‘Samudrayaan’ will help India to join the league of developed nations in exploration of minerals from oceans.

 ‘DEEP OCEAN MISSION (DOM)’

• Ministry Of Earth Sciences Plans Rs 8000 Crore ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ To Boost India’s Sea Exploration Capabilities. The mission proposes to explore the deep ocean similar to the space exploration started by ISRO about 35 years ago.
• Focus of the mission
• Two key projects

InDIa’s Deep Ocean Mission

• India’s ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ is all set to be launched this October.
• Mining PMN
• Where will the team mine?
• Countries that are in the race to mine the deep sea?
• Environmental impact?
• WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DEEP SEA MINING AND WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL HARMS IT CAN HAVE AND ON THE ENVIRONMENT. DISCUSS.

Latest Burning Issues | Free PDF

Sharing is caring!