Khattar directs officers to make drone technically equipped

Chandigarh: Taking yet another pivotal step towards ensuring maximum use of information technology, the Haryana Chief Minister directed the officers of Drone Imaging and Information Services of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) to do the work developing anti-drone technology. Apart from this, sensors should also be procured for mapping to be done up to 15 meters under the ground from drones, directed Manohar Lal Khattar.

Manohar Lal, who is also the Chairman, DRIISHYA said this while presiding over the third meeting of the Board of Directors of DRIISHYA held here .

He directed the officers to complete the process of taking permission for flying drones from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Government of India at the earliest. The services of experienced people associated with aviation should be taken by DRISHYA, said the Chief Minister.

Manohar Lal was apprised that DRIISHYA has done a successful survey of Khanak mines using a fixing wing drone (F-90) for volumetric analysis in the mining areas of Bhiwani district, Dadam and Khanak. Apart from this, the work of inspection of the Bahadurgarh – Daulatabad high tension power line, and survey work of a waterlogged area in 11.55 square kilometre area of 10 villages along Yamuna River in Karnal district has also been done. With this, large-scale mapping work has also been done in Sector 15-A and Sector 75 of the Faridabad and Rakhigadhi Heritage area of Hisar district.