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Haryana to setup training institute for drone pilots

By, Chandigarh
Apr 15, 2022 12:47 AM IST

A training institute for drone pilots under the aegis of the Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) will be set up to support capacity development

A training institute for drone pilots under the aegis of the Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) will be set up to support capacity development. The institute is expected to cater to training needs of personnel of DRIISHYA and other organisations.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar (PTI)
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar (PTI)

A decision in this regard was taken during the second board of directors meeting of DRIISHYA, chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, on Thursday.

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The chief minister was apprised that Haryana is the first state to create a separate corporation to hasten unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-driven governance application.

“This is a unique beginning in state as now, with the help of drones, illegal encroachments can also be controlled along with detecting of expansion of areas as earlier manual surveys were conducted at regular intervals which were time-consuming, costly and required more manpower,” Khattar said.

Directing the officers concerned to ensure quick disposal of surveys and imaging work, the CM said besides the revenue department, the use of drones should also be ensured in urban local bodies, power, disaster management, mining, forest, traffic, town and country planning, agriculture, etc, as it would help in mapping, land records, disaster management and emergency services, development planning departments in the urban areas.

The CM was apprised that on account of an embargo on import of drones from abroad, there has been a delay in procurement.

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