Union Earth and Science Minister Kiren Rijiju has said on Saturday that India is going to play the lead role in Ocean coastal research. Addressing the silver jubilee function of the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), the Union Minister said, the global community is learning inside and beneath the ocean and it is a long way to go. He said, for the larger contribution of the blue economy, we need to understand Ocean life.
 
National Centre for coastal research NCCR Chennai has completed 25 years of service in addressing the coastal challenges by implementing society's important research programs.