Samudrayaan project

Samudrayaan
Question: Consider the following statement regarding Samudrayaan project:
(1) With this project India aims to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle
(2) Submarine Vehicle is capable of crawling on the sea bed at a depth of six kilometer for 72 hours
(3) The Samudrayaan is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:

(a) Only(1)
(b) Only (2)&(3)
(c) Both(1) and (2)
(d) All the above
Answer :(d)
Related facts:
  • India’s ambition to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle is likely to be a executed in 2021-22 with the ‘Samudrayaan’ project.
  • According to  National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),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 indigenously developed vehicle is capable of crawling on the sea bed at a depth of six kilometer for 72 hours.
  • “Similar to ISRO’s plan to carry persons on a space mission, NIOT has undertaken Samudrayaan.
  • The ₹200 crore project proposes to carry three persons in a submersible vehicle to a depth of 6000 metros under sea for various studies.

Features of Samudrayaan Project:

  • The success of the ‘Samudrayaan’ will help India to join the league of developed nations in exploration of minerals from oceans,
  • Such missions had already been carried by developed countries and India could be the first among the developing nations,
  • The ‘Samudrayaan’ is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals.
  • India has been allocated a site of 75,000 sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin by the International Sea Bed Authority for exploration of polymetallic nodules from seabed.
  • The estimated resource of polymetallic nodules is about 380 million tonnes, containing 4.7 million tonnes of nickel, 4.29 million tonnes of copper and 0.55 million tonnes of cobalt and 92.59 million tonnes of manganese.

Links:

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-to-join-developed-nations-in-ocean-studies-with-samudrayaan-project-1567353695501.html

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-lunar-mission-india-to-venture-deep-into-sea-with-samudrayaan-2093994