In Odisha, cops nod must to fly drones
Though such usages of drones were unregulated earlier, now the operators will have to follow a set of new rules and regulations.
Bhubaneswar: People planning to use drones for wedding ceremonies or any other event in Odisha will now have to take permission from the police prior the occasions, else they will attract legal action.
After the Union civil aviation ministry introduced new regulations for use of drones with effective from December 1, the Odisha police has obtai-ned information regarding use of drones by private players in the state.
This, the police believes, will avoid confusion between the security personnel using drones in Maoist-hit and other troubled areas for surveillance activities and private players deploying the device for recording various events.
As per reports, the Odisha police has procured two drones for surveillance in Swabhiman Anchal (cut off areas) of the Maoist-hit Malkangiri district as part of its anti-Maoist strategies.
This apart, around 500 drones are being used by private players in the state, mainly in Jharsug-uda, Rourkela, Puri, Bhu-baneswar, Berhampur and Cuttack. The private drones are mainly used for wedding, films, TV shows and documentar-ies, and political events.
Though such usages of drones were unregulated earlier, now the operators will have to follow a set of new rules and regulations.