(a). whether any international or technical agreements have been signed
with other countries in respect of developing the technology of ocean department;
(b). if so, the details thereof;
(c). the total budgetary allocation for the same; and
(d). the details thereof for the past three years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (Dr ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a). Yes, Madam.
(b). An agreement has been signed with Experimental Design Bureau of Oceanological
Engineering (EDBOE), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia in 2003 for the
`Development of joint technology for unmanned submersible capable of working up to
6000 meters water depth`. An unmanned submersible - ROSUB 6000 was developed and
tested successfully in Central Indian Ocean Basin in April 2010 at full ocean depth
of 5289 meters.
Another agreement has been signed with M/s Williamson & Associates, USA in 2007 to
`Develop a wire-line Autonomous Coring System (ACS) for water depth up to 3000 meters`.
ACS has been developed and the deep sea trials are in progress.
(c). Budgetary allocation for the development of unmanned submersible ROSUB 6000
with M/s EDBOE, Russia and development of wire line Autonomous Coring System (ACS)
with M/s Williamson Associates, USA were Rs. 1828.0 lakhs and Rs. 2724.0 lakhs, respectively.
(d). Budgetary allocation in the last three years for the development of unmanned
submersible ROSUB 6000 with M/s EDBOE, Russia and development of wire line Autonomous
Coring System (ACS) with M/s Williamson Associates, USA were nil and Rs.2324.0 lakhs,
respectively.