After India marked a milestone with its successful space mission like Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1, now it is all set to embark on its journey to explore the ocean with Matsya (Hindi for Fish) 6000. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has shared a video and photos of Matsya 6000, calling it Samudrayaan.India now to embark on journey to ocean with Samudrayaan mission- Matsya 6000Notably, it is a man-made submersible that will explore the depths of the ocean as part of the Samudrayaan mission. The vessel is being developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). Once it is commissioned, this will be Indias first manned ocean exploration mission.The spherical vessel will be built underwater journey will be 500 metres. The union minister has noted that this upcoming mission will not disturb the marine ecosystem.Union Minister Rijiju shares pictures, video: Taking it to X (formerly known as Twitter), Kiren Rijiju informed about this latest mission which is all set to explore the ocean after marking Indias feet in space.Sharing a video and pictures of Matsya 6000, the union minister wrote, “Next is “Samudrayaan”. This is MATSYA 6000 submersible under construction at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. Indias first manned Deep Ocean Mission Samudrayaan plans to send 3 humans to 6-km ocean depth in a submersible, to study the deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment. The project will not disturb the ocean ecosystem.”Next is Samudrayaan This is MATSYA 6000 submersible under construction at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. Indias 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… pic.twitter.com/aHuR56esi7— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 11, 2023“The Deep Ocean Mission supports the Blue Economy vision of PM @narendramodi ji, and envisages sustainable utilization of ocean resources for economic growth of the country, improve livelihoods and jobs, and preserve ocean ecosystem health,” Rijiju added.Whats in the videoThe video clip shows the union minister sitting inside the vessel, which is still under construction. An expert is also been seen explaining to Rijiju about the Samudrayaan mission – Matsya 6000 and how it works.Samudrayaan will explore the depths of the sea for resources like minerals. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha earlier this year, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, had said that the mission is expected to be realised by the year 2026.
