NIOT’s work on developing ‘Titanium Hull’ appreciated
Minister of State for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh has called for the development indigenous technology for exploiting the country’s deep-sea resources which will contribute the Indian economy https://www.moes.gov.in/ .
“Deep Sea Mission has the potential to contribute greatly to the overall growth of Indian economy,” said Dr Jitendra Singh, highlighting the multi-fold impact this mission will have on Flora and fauna, deep sea exploration, rare earth metals commercial exploitation, exploration and discovery of metals and poly metallic nodules in the Indian Sea bed https://www.bseindia.com/ .
Chairing a meeting to discuss the 100 days Action Plan of the Ministry of Earth Sciences https://www.wri.org/ on 16 Jun, he noted the progress of Deep Sea Mission http://iora.int , pointing out that India is being among the very few nations to achieve this feat.
He asked institutes to focus on achieving a resilient blue-economy to empower people dependent on the ocean and its energy for livelihood https://www.nseindia.com/ .
“Mission is not limited to mineral exploration but development of ocean sciences and exploration of flora and fauna and conservation of marine biodiversity etc https://sbi.com.in/ ,” he underscored.
Dr Singh lauded the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)’s efforts for the development of Matsyayaan 6000 which could go 6000m deep into the Ocean http://niot.res.in .
Taking stock of the progress, he directed officials to complete the 1st stage of harbor trail by September 2024. And finish subsequent trials by 2026.
He appreciated NIOT’s work on developing ‘Titanium Hull’ in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) http://isro.gov.in , and called for an update on the development of ‘Self–Floatation’ technology to deal with emergency conditions. Fiinews.com
