“The actual construction will begin in January next year when the summer season begins in Antarctica,” Secretary, Earth Sciences, Shailesh Nayak told a news agency.
He said construction of roads and huts for the station at Larsemann Hills region would be taken up during the summer season which lasts for about 90 days.
Scientists believe that Larsemann Hills region broke away from the Indian peninsula about 120 million years ago and drifted to its current place after the break up of the Gondwanaland continent. This makes its study crucial.
Scientists have finalised the conceptual design for their perch in the icy continent which had received a nod from the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) two years back.
The ATCM, formed as per the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, is the final authority on matters related to the icy continent.