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India-based ideaForge supplying drones to Assam and Maharashtra police for Covid-19 surveillance

| @indiablooms | Apr 02, 2020, at 06:13 pm

Mumbai/India: Faced with an unprecedented crisis, police forces in Sangli, Maharashtra and Guwahati, Assam in India have turned to drone technology to enforce lockdown throughout their respective cities and mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

The drones have been supplied by ideaForge, India’s leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones for defence, homeland security and industrial applications.

The drones have been deployed throughout various parts of Sangli and Guwahati for surveillance of public spaces.

The drones provide real-time intelligence to the command & control centre, local patrol vans and ground forces.

In case any anomalies are observed, the vans or ground forces are immediately dispatched to the incident sites and citizens are urged to follow lockdown orders and maintain social distancing.

The drones also reduce response times which is particularly useful in times like these.

They are also proving to be beneficial in preventing theft and unlawful activities, the company said.

ideaForge CEO, Ankit Mehta said, “As leaders in the security and surveillance segment, we have built our technology to deliver perfection in any situation. Our drones are force multipliers as they enable authorities to cover a larger area with the same manpower. We are committed to saving lives and are glad that our drones are empowering authorities to drive the message of social distancing. We appeal to the citizens to stay at home as it is the only measure that will enable us to triumph over the Covid-19 pandemic.”

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