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The government will implement the Deep Ocean Mission at a total budget of over 4,077 crore rupees for five years. All the components of the Mission will commence in 2021. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday by the Earth Sciences Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
The Minister said a manned submersible to be developed carrying three people to a depth of six thousand metres in the ocean for exploration of deep-sea mineral resources and marine biodiversity.