Abstract: In the last 25 years, the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has progressed from developing technology for shallow waters to deep waters. Coastal communities too have been provided access to desalinised potable water and have benefited from the tsunami warning system.
The author is a scientist at National Institute of Ocean Sciences, Chennai. purnima@niot.res.in. The article should be cited as Jalihal, P. 2019. Quarter Century of Ocean Technology, Geography and You, 19(13): 7-12
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