An indigenous underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has been developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai.
It has been given “National Meritorious Invention Award” by National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), under Ministry of Science and Technology.
This ROV has helped Indian scientists to conduct climate change studies in the coral reefs of the Andamans, sea weeds in the Arabian Sea and also in Priyadharshini lake, Antarctica.