ODISHA MIGHT DEPLOY UAV OR DRONE TO MONITOR OPERATIONS AGAINST NAXALS

ODISHA MIGHT DEPLOY UAV OR DRONE TO MONITOR OPERATIONS AGAINST NAXALS 6/02/2012
ODISHA NEWS:

Odisha Government likely to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drone to monitor operations against Naxal. Sources say Home Department of Odisha government asks Tata Advanced Systems to send proposal in this regard. Sources said the state Government likely to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles on commercial basis.

Earlier on November, 2011, Tata Advanced Systems officials presented the benefits of deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles. Recently Andhra Pradesh Government decides to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) against Naxal.

It should be noted that UAV was used on an experimental basis in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Chhattisgarh and the results were positive enough for the drone to be introduced in anti-Maoist operations.

The UAV helps capture images even in dense forest areas and relays them in real-time to the base for security forces to be speedily mobilized.

SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR MISHRA,
BUREAU CHIEF, THESE DAYS,
ODISHA