Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India’s Advanced Ocean Research Vessel ‘ORV Sagar Manthan’ to Drive Indigenous Maritime Research

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched India’s advanced Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) 'Sagar Manthan' (Yard 3041) at Kolkata. Built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the vessel is constructed under the Deep Ocean Mission's Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration vertical at an approximate cost of Rs. 840 Crore. The all-weather multidisciplinary platform is designed for extreme oceanic environments including the Southern Ocean, features advanced research equipment such as multibeam bathymetry and seismic systems, and will gradually replace the older ORV Sagar Kanya.