Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Swachh Bharat Cleanup Drive Reaches Antarctica’s Indian Winter Teams
Indian winter teams in Antarctica are cleaning and organising two research stations called Maitri and Bharati.
The work is part of a government campaign to clear pending matters.
It is happening in very cold conditions, with temperatures reported at about -48°C.
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research says the goal is to keep work areas cleaner and better organised.
The teams belong to India’s 45th scientific expedition to Antarctica.
Huidrom Nageshwar Singh led the expedition.
Bharati’s winter team includes two women scientists and a woman doctor.
Before winter began, the summer team delivered cargo, worked with scientists from the UAE and placed oceanographic floats.
Winter teams from India’s 45th Antarctic expedition conducted a cleanliness and space-optimisation drive at Maitri and Bharati stations.
The drive was held under the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 6, with Antarctic temperatures reported at around -48°C.
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research said the effort aimed to maintain cleaner, better-organised workplaces.
Expedition leader Huidrom Nageshwar Singh is a scientific officer with the India Meteorological Department; Bharati’s winter team includes two women scientists and a woman medical doctor.
Before the winter team took over, the summer component delivered cargo, collaborated with UAE scientists from Khalifa University and deployed oceanographic floats.
- Who
- Winter teams from India’s 45th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.
- What
- A cleanliness and space-optimisation drive at Maitri and Bharati stations.
- When
- During the winter team’s work under Special Campaign 6; no date is specified.
- Where
- Maitri and Bharati stations in Antarctica.
- Why
- To support cleaner, organised and better-maintained workplaces and address pending matters.
- Campaign
- Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 6
- Expedition
- 45th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
- Stations
- Maitri and Bharati
- Reported temperature
- Around -48°C
- Expedition leader
- Scientific Officer Huidrom Nageshwar Singh of the India Meteorological Department
- Bharati winter team
- Includes two women scientists and one woman medical doctor
- Summer-team work
- Cargo delivery, collaboration with UAE scientists from Khalifa University, and deployment of oceanographic floats
