India, Feb. 17 -- The Indian government has entrusted the National Institute of Ocean Technology with the task of designing and developing the 4th Generation deep-ocean human scientific submersible named "Matsya-6000," as part of the Samudrayan Project.

The wet testing of the submersible was successfully completed recently.

The initiative was taken under the Government of India's Deep Ocean Mission initiatives.

"This cutting-edge submersible is engineered to accommodate three humans within its compact 2.1-meter diameter spherical hull, marking a significant milestone in India's ocean exploration capabilities," read a statement issued by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Following the completion of the design phase, various subsystems vi...