What is Matsya-6000?

About:

• The Matsya 6000 is a three-person submersible that will be able to go 6,000 metres under the sea. The vessel is being developed by Chennai's National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).
• Structure: Made of 80mm-thick titanium alloy, it will be able to withstand a pressure 600 times greater than that at sea level. The Matsya 6000 will be able to operate from 12 to 16 hours straight and will have an oxygen supply of 96 hours.

National Institute of Ocean Technology:

• It was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• Objectives: To develop reliable indigenous technologies to solve the various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is about two-thirds of the land area of India.

Deep Sea Mission:

• The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) is an ambitious Indian initiative to explore and harness the depths of the ocean.
• It is a five-year mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2021, with a budget of nearly ₹4,077 crore.

The mission aims to develop technologies for deep-sea mining, manned submersibles, and underwater robotics, as well as for ocean climate change advisory services, deep-ocean survey and exploration.

Q1: What is the work of the ministry of earth sciences?

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), under the Government of India, is mandated to provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards; to explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner for the country.

Source: “India set to be the 6th country to have its own Deep Sea Mission” says Dr. Jitendra Singh