XXVII Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
Every Antarctic expedition is unique in itself and XXVII Indian Scientific Expedition is different as well. A total team strength of 66 members comprising scientists, engineers, doctors and logistic support personnel are heading for Antarctica in four batches by two different modes- by air and by ship- based on the operational requirements.
First three groups flew all the way to Antarctica via Mumbai, Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa. Their passage from Goa to Mumbai was by Air India; Mumbai to Cape Town by South African Airways and from Cape Town to Maitri, Antarctica by a chartered flight operated under Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN) agreement.
Saturday, 3rd November 2007
The first contingent of the XXVII Indian Scientific Expedition comprising two geologists from Geological Survey of India and four logistic personnel of NCAOR departed from Goa on 30th October 2007 and reached Maitri, Antarctica in the early hours of 3rd November 2007.
First Batch (By Air) |
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1 |
Shri. M.J. D'souza |
Geological Survey of India |
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2 |
Shri. S.K. Roy |
Geological Survey of India |
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3 |
Ex. Sub. Shaik Abdul Gaffar |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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4 |
Hony. Sub. Maj. K.K. Ganapathy |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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5 |
Hony. Nb. Sub. Krishnamoorthy K. |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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6 |
Ex. Hav. Rajender Singh |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
Thursday, 08 November 2007
The second contingent of the XXVII Indian Scientific Expedition comprising logistic personnel, three from Border Roads Organization and one from NCAOR left Goa on Sunday, 4th November 2007 and reached Antarctica in the afternoon on 8th November 2007.
Second Batch (By Air) |
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1 |
Ex-Sub. P.S. Jamwal |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
2 |
Veh/Mech. Hemraj Meena |
Border Roads Organization |
3 |
Veh/Mech. Parmatma Chaubey |
Border Roads Organization |
4 |
Veh/Mech. A. Mariappan |
Border Roads Organization |
Thursday, 15 November 2007
The third contingent of 16 members reached Antarctica on 15th November 2007, early in the morning.
Third Batch (By Air) |
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1 |
Dr. S.K. Khandelwal |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
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2 |
Msn, Ramesh Ram |
Border Roads Organization |
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3 |
Msn, Subhash Chander Yadav |
Border Roads Organization |
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4 |
Carp. Ramay Hembram |
Border Roads Organization |
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5 |
Wldr. Debabrota Pal |
Border Roads Organization |
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6 |
Shri. A.K. Swain |
Geological Survey of India |
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7 |
Shri. A.L. Gudade |
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism |
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8 |
Ct/Ck. Narayan Singh |
Indo Tibetan Boarder Police |
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9 |
Dr. Y. Johnson Casper |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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10 |
Ex. Sub. (Elect) Nandal Sarjit Singh |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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11 |
Ex. Nb. Sub. R. Raghunathan |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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12 |
Ex. Hav. K.M. Venugopalan |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
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13 |
Shri. Narendra Kumar |
National Geophysical Research Institute |
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14 |
Shri. M. Venkatrayudu |
National Geophysical Research Institute |
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15 |
Shri. Kamal Kant Singh |
Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment |
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16 |
Shri. R.P. Shukla |
Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment |
This group of scientists, doctors and logistic personnel was flagged of by the Director, NCAOR at Dabolim Airport in Goa on 11th November 2007.
Thursday, 06 December 2007
The fourth contingent, comprising 33 members (Scientists, doctors and engineers) led by Shri Arun Chaturvedi, the leader of the Expedition from Geological Survey of India was flagged off by Dr. P.S. Goel, Secretary Govt. of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences on 5th December 2007. The chartered vessel MV Emerald Sea sailed off from Mormugao port at 13:45 IST on 6th December 2007.
Fourth Batch (onboard MV Emerald Sea) |
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1 |
Shri. Arun Chaturvedi, Leader XXVII ISEA |
Geological Survey of India |
2 |
Dr. Abhijeet Bhatia |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
3 |
Shri. S.P. Sharma |
India Meteorological Department |
4 |
Shri. K.C. Bhindwar |
India Meteorological Department |
5 |
Shri. Hemant Kumar Gaur |
Defence Electronics Application Laboratory |
6 |
Shri. Ramesh Kothiyal |
Defence Electronics Application Laboratory |
7 |
Ct/Ck. Surjeet Singh |
Indo Tibetan Border Police |
8 |
Shri. Ajay Dhar (Leader for Larsemann Hills) |
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism |
9 |
Shri. Anand Kumar Singh |
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism |
10 |
Dr. A. Bhattacharyya |
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
11 |
Shri. Shailendra K. Sonawane |
Nicholas Piramal Research Centre |
12 |
Shri. A. Mandal |
Geological Survey of India |
13 |
Dr. S. Pednekar |
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research |
14 |
Dr. Anil Kumar |
Zoological Survey of India |
15 |
Lt. Cdr. Y.V. Ramakrishna |
National Hydrograhic Office |
16 |
LSSR-I, Abhay Barve |
National Hydrograhic Office |
17 |
Shri. Bhupesh Sharma |
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research |
18 |
Shri. Narendra Pal |
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research |
19 |
Shri. Sudipta Sasmal |
Centre for Space Physics |
20 |
Mr. Jai Prakash Chaubey |
Space Physics Laboratory |
21 |
Dr. Sunil K. Singh |
Barkatullah University |
22 |
Shri. Pramod Kumar |
Barkatullah University |
23 |
Shri. Purushottam Bhawre |
National Physical Laboratory |
24 |
Shri. Rudra P. Singh |
Avadh University |
25 |
Shri. Kamal Mohan Pant |
Survey of India |
26 |
Shri. A.K. Bahukhandi |
Survey of India |
27 |
Shri. Sandeep Kaushal |
Survey of India |
28 |
Shri. Sanjay Kumar |
Survey of India |
29 |
Shri. Sanjay Dhote |
Survey of India |
30 |
Shri. Soumya Biswas |
Vishvabharati University |
31 |
Shri. Trilok Kumar Saini |
Defence Electronics Application Laboratory |
32 |
Shri. K.S.R. Raju |
Electronics Corporation India of Limited |
33 |
Shri. Chaman Lal |
Electronics Corporation India of Limited |
Members joining at Cape Town, South Africa |
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34 |
Shri. S.S. Valdiya |
Space Applications Centre |
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Shri. S.S. Kushwaha |
Space Applications Centre |
36 |
Mr. Phillip Robinson |
M/s. Helicopters (NZ) Pty Ltd., New Zealand |
37 |
Mr. Lee Armstrong |
M/s. Helicopters (NZ) Pty Ltd., New Zealand |
38 |
Mr. James Benbow |
M/s. Helicopters (NZ) Pty Ltd., New Zealand |
The expedition vessel, MV Emerald Sea will be touching Cape Town, South Africa for taking the helicopters in third week of December. The expedition team will be joined by two Indian space scientists and three helicopter pilots at Cape Town.
