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13/10/23 06:31 AM IST

Sagar Maitri Mission-4

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  • Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel operated and maintained by the Indian Navy for the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), will embark on a two-month-long Sagar Maitri Mission-4.
Sagar Maitri Mission-4
  • Sagar Maitri is a novel initiative of DRDO that supports the broad objective of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s policy declaration ‘Safety and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)’ to promote closer cooperation in socio-economic aspects as well as more significant scientific interaction, especially in ocean research among Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries.
  • Under the aegis of this policy, DRDO initiated a scientific component named ‘MAITRI (Marine and Allied Interdisciplinary Training and Research Initiative)’, which focuses on establishing long-term collaboration with IOR countries in the field of ‘Ocean Research and Development’.
  • In the SAGAR MAITRI programme, INS Sagardhwani will retrace the tracks of INS Kistna, which participated in the International Indian Ocean Expedition during 1962-65.
  • The missions aim to establish long-term scientific partnerships and collaborations with Oman, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar — the eight IOR countries.
  • The current mission (SM-4) plan includes scientific deployments onboard INS Sagardhwani in the Northern Arabian Sea and initiating collaborative research programmes with the Department of Marine Sciences & Fisheries at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
  • These missions give the scientists an opportunity to cooperate and build strong working relationships with their IOR counterparts studying the oceans.
INS Sagardwani
  • INS Sagardhwani is a marine acoustic research ship designed and developed by NPOL, Kochi and constructed indigenously by GRSE Ltd.
  • It was launched in July 1994.
  • The NPOL is involved in studying the ocean environment and other related fields.
  • The vessel has been engaging in extensive oceanic observing missions and research for the last 25 years.
Source- PIB

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