Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme.

[7] An automatic weather recording station, powered by solar energy was set up at the Dakshin Gangotri.

An electrified garage to store snow vehicles and skidoos was constructed as well as a repair workshop for them was constructed along with three cottages made with pre-fabricated material, built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.The Indian Navy helped set up the communications system for wireless transmission to India.

It was succeeded by the Maitri research station, which was set up in a moderate climatic zone at a distance of 90 km and made operational in 1990.

[12] Dakshin Gangotri was finally decommissioned on 25 February 1990[13] and subsequently turned into a supply base.

[14][15] In 1991, the eleventh Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica conducted geomagnetic observations simultaneously at Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri.