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Scientists embark on expedition onboard India’s research vessel Sagar Nidhi

Scientists embark on expedition onboard India’s research vessel Sagar Nidhi

Scientists embark on expedition onboard India’s research vessel Sagar Nidhi: Scientists from Bangladesh and Mauritius recently embarked onboard India’s research vessel Sagar Nidhi to participate in a joint ocean expedition. The event took place under the framework of Colombo Security Concave (CSC) between the nations of the Indian Ocean Region.

The first CSCO Oceanographers and Hydrographers conference, held in Goa and Hyderabad in November 2022, leads in a combined ocean expedition led by the Indian National Centres for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), which is part of the ministry of earth sciences. During the joint ocean expedition, scientists will undertake research on ocean data to predict and manage changes in marine environment and variation in ocean parameters.

Sagar Nidhi

Features of Sagar Nidhi:

Sagar Nidhi is 104 m long and 18 m wide. It is powered with fully automatic diesel-electric propulsion. It is designed with blue water capabilities for the with ranges of up to 10, 00 nautical miles and for voyages lasting up to 45 days. It is able to deploy submersible capsules that will transport scientists to a depth of six kilometres below sea level.

Uses of Sagar Nidhi

Colombo Security Conclave

Goals:

The fifth meeting of national security advisors of CSC identified key areas of cooperation to enhance and strengthen regional security in the following five pillars:

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