NIOT Chennai
Introduction
The National Institute of sea Technology Chennai will test an indigenously built deep-sea mining equipment in April at a never before attempted depth of 1,100 meters. Our surveys have shown that the area has tremendous potential. The test in April will be done when the vessel Sagar Nidhi, the only one capable of hosting the equipment in the country, returns from the Antarctic excursion,” he added. The ministry has taken on lease 75,000 sq km in the Indian Ocean from the International Sea Level Authority which controls the seas that do not come under national boundaries. Finally the equipment will be used for mining the Indian Ocean seabed at a depth of up to 6,000 meters for rare minerals including magnesium as part of a project with an initial outlay of Rs 150 crore. It is rich in minerals such as magnesium tubercles, and at a conservative estimate, the total worth of the minerals could be in the region of billion,” said Shailesh Nayak, secretary, union ministry of earth sciences.
How to apply:
Interested and eligible candidates may apply with applications and should be sent to The Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Velachery – Tambaram Main Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai–600100, India so as to reach on or before the due date, duly super scribing on the envelope “the post name and discipline for which applied”.
Projects
Project Scientist – I 6 Nos
Project Technical Assistant 2 Nos
Research Associate 2 Nos
Senior Research Fellow 9 Nos
Junior Research Fellow 3 Nos
Address
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
NIOT Campus,
Velachery–Tambaram Main Road
Pallikaranai, Chennai-600 100
Phone: 91-44-6678 3310/6678 3300
Fax: 91-44-6678 3308