Explanation:

Gas hydrates are naturally occurring, solid compounds containing natural gas (mainly methane) and water. Methane gas hydrate is stable at the seafloor at water depths beneath about 500 m. Scientific interest in gas hydrates is driven mainly by its potential future role as an energy resource, and by the role of methane as a strong greenhouse gas and contributor to global climate change.
Further interest is linked to the geo-hazard aspect of gas hydrate occurrences (especially in the marine environment) related to seafloor subsidence, slumps and slides. Since the time the existence of gas hydrates was first suspected in the Blake Outer Ridge during the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), interest in the study of marine gas hydrates has grown in several countries.
The preliminary assessment of geological condition and limited available seismic data suggests high possibility of occurrence of large quantity of gas hydrates within the EEZ of India.