A National Committee of Experts has been constituted under the chairmanship of Director, NCPOR, with distinguished scientists from various national institutions and organizations, as members to guide this activity. A Science Plan addressing the scientific issues pertaining to the seas around India which calls for deep-ocean drilling was developed.
Under the MoU with IODP, a total of five scientists from some of the leading geoscientific institutions in the country participated in the following IODP activities during 2009-10:
Action has also been initiated to nominate three more scientists to participate in the forthcoming IODP drilling activities during 2011-12.
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