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Detailed explanation-1: -The first phase of the project is from 2021 to 2024. Under its sub-project informally dubbed Samudrayaan, India has aims to send three people into deep sea up to a depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) in Indian ocean in an indigenous deep sea submersible having an endurance of 72 hours.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the launch of the unique ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’ in October 2021, India joined the elite club of nations such as the US, Russia, Japan, France, and China to have niche technology and vehicles to carry out subsea activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deep Ocean Mission with be a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be the nodal Ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mission would focus on the development of technologies for deep-sea mining and manned submersible which will be developed to carry three people to a depth of 6, 000 metres in the ocean with a suite of scientific sensors and tools. At present, only a very few countries have acquired this capability.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM). Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation of Deep Ocean Mission.