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    • Achievements 

      Banakar, V.K. (New Delhi: Department of Ocean Development, 1988)
      A historic decision was taken by the Preparatory Commission of the International Seabed Authority (PRE-PCOM) on 17 th August 1987 It was decided to allocate to India exclusive rights for the exploration of polymetallic ...
    • Computation of nodule abundance from seabed photos 

      Sharma, R. (1989)
      This paper was selected for presentation by the OTC Program Committee following review of information contained in an abstract submitted by the author(s). Contents of the paper, as presented, have not been reviewed by the ...
    • History and background of the project 

      Jauhari, P.; Nair, R.R. (New Delhi: Department of Ocean Development, 1988)
      The history of oceanography, the discovery of manganese nodules and the background of the developments in nodule research and mining is given The first nodules were collected in 1981 on board the research vessel R V Gaveshani ...
    • Nodules of the Central Indian Ocean Basin 

      Banakar, V.K.; Kodagali, V.N. (New Delhi: Dep Ocean Dev, 1988)
      The Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) extends from 0 degree S to 25 degrees S latitudes and 70 degrees E to 90 degrees E longitudes The major portion of CIOB is an abyssal plain and the plains are believed to be developed ...
    • Shipboard and laboratory equipment 

      Shyamprasad, M.; Ramaswamy, V. (New Delhi: Department of Ocean Development, 1988)
      The polymetallic nodules occur at an average depth of 4500 m. Adequate equipment and techniques are required for the exploration at such depths. Shipboard and various laboratory equipments for the sampling of polymetallic ...
    • Techniques and results 

      Mudholkar, A.V.; Pattan, J.N.; Sudhakar, M. (New Delhi: Department of Ocean Development, 1988)
      An area of about 300,000 sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) was demarcated to estimate the abundance, grade and reserves of the nodules This area was further demarcated into two regions of 150,000 sq km each A ...