Matsya 6000 will take a 3-member crew at a depth of 6 kilometres.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday shared a video and pictures of Matsya (Hindi for Fish) 6000, a manned submersible that can discover the depths of the ocean as a part of the Samudrayaan mission. The vessel is being developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. Once commissioned, this can be India’s first manned ocean exploration mission. The spherical vessel can be constructed to take aquanauts to six,000 metres deep into the ocean. However, the inaugural underwater journey can be of 500 metres. Mr Rijiju mentioned the mission won’t disturb the marine ecosystem.

“Next is “Samudrayaan”. This is ‘MATSYA 6000’ submersible under construction at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India’s 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 biodiversity assessment. The project will not disturb the ocean ecosystem,” the minister mentioned on X (previously Twitter).

Next is “Samudrayaan”
This is ‘MATSYA 6000′ submersible below development at National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai. India’s first manned Deep Ocean Mission ‘Samudrayaan’ plans to ship 3 people in 6-km ocean depth in a submersible, to check the deep sea assets 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,” Mr Rijiju additional mentioned.

A video within the publish reveals the minister sitting contained in the vessel, which remains to be below development. An skilled is seen explaining Mr Rijiju about Matsya 6000 and the way it works.

Samudrayaan will discover the depths of the ocean for assets like minerals. In a written reply to a query in Lok Sabha earlier this yr, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, had mentioned that the mission is predicted to be realised by yr 2026.