Maitri II is India’s proposed next-generation research station in East Antarctica, expected to be completed by 2032.
The station will replace Maitri I, which has been operational since 1989 in the Schirmacher Oasis.
The total estimated cost of Maitri II is ₹2,000 crore.
Maitri II will support multidisciplinary research in climate science, glaciology, biology, atmospheric sciences, earth sciences, and long-term environmental monitoring.