India sets sights on manned deep ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’, reveals Kiren Rijiju

After a successful touch down on the lunar surface, India is planning to send three humans in 6-km ocean depth in its first manned deep ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday. Union Minister Rijiju inspected ‘MATSYA 6000’, a manned submersible that will explore the depths of the Ocean as part of mission ‘Samudrayaan’.The submersible is being developed at the National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai. Once commissioned, three humans will be able to go in ocean depth to study the deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment. “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 biodiversity assessment. The project will not disturb the ocean ecosystem,” the Minister of Earth Sciences said in a post on ‘X’.