Chennai: India is set to make a splash in the realm of deep-sea exploration as two scientists from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) prepare to pilot an indigenously built manned submersible up to 500 metres off the Chennai coast early next year. The mission, part of India’s Deep Ocean Mission, will position India among a select group of nations capable of human deep-sea exploration. MATSYA-6000

Scientists to Pilot Matsya-6000

India’s aquanauts, Ramesh Raju and Jatinder Pal Singh, will take charge of the 28-tonne Matsya-6000 submersible.

“We have explored the ocean bed at greater depths using remotely operated vehicles. This is for the first time we will be sending humans at a depth of 6,000 metres, and safety is paramount for this mission,” Balaji Ramakrishnan, Direct

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