India should be able to send its scientists to study the deep ocean 6 km under the sea surface in its own Samudrayaan by the end of next year, Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju has said.
In a video interview to sources, Rijiju said India’s deep-ocean submersible Matsya6000, which will take humans up to a depth of 6,000 meters under the sea, was “well on course” and could be tested by the “end of this year”.
“When you talk about Samudrayaan, you are now talking about our mission to go up to around 6,000 meters, 6 km deep inside the ocean, where even light cannot reach. I can say that as far as our Matsaya, the machine which will take human beings inside, (is concerned), it’s well on course,” Rijiju said.
The minister said he had reviewed the project and scientists should be able to carry out the first shallow water testing by the end of this year.
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