Deep Ocean Mission: Targets & Challenges

On 16^th June, 2021, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on Deep Ocean Mission.

About the Mission

The mission aims to explore deep-ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.

• Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be the nodal Ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission.
• To be implemented in a phase-wise manner, the estimated cost of the mission will be Rs. 4077 crore for a period of 5 years.
• It will be a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.