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Blueprint of Deep Ocean Mission unveiled
August 2 , 2018
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- Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has unveiled blueprint of Deep Ocean Mission (DOM).
- The mission proposes to explore deep-ocean by emulating success of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in designing and launching satellites.
- Two key projects planned under it include
- Desalination plant powered by tidal energy and
- Submersible vehicle that can explore depths of at least 6,000 metres.
- India has been allotted site of 1,50,000 sq. km in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) by United Nations International Sea Bed Authority (UN-ISBA) for exploitation of polymetallic nodules (PMN).
- These are rocks scattered on seabed containing iron, nickel, manganese and cobalt.
- It is envisaged that 10% of recovery of that large reserve can meet energy requirement of India for next 100 years.
- It has been estimated that 380 million metric tonnes of polymetallic nodules are available at the bottom of the seas in CIOB.
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