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Chennai gets India's first Police Drone Unit

Category : State
Published on: July 04 2023 Share on facebook

  • Greater Chennai Police, in India, established a ‘Drone Police Unit’ to assist cops in aerial surveillance.
  • The project costs approximately Rs 3.6 crore, according to a press release by the GCP. 
  • The project was inaugurated by outgoing Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu, in the presence of Chennai Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal at Besant Avenue, Adyar.
  • A total of nine drones under three categories are available in this unit: Quick Response Surveillance Drones (6), Heavy Lift Multirotor Drone (1), and Long Range Survey Wing Place (2). 
  • These all drones are equipped with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and can be operated up to a distance of 5-10 km from the ground station.
  • Heavy Lift Drone, equipped with thermal cameras, is capable of detecting and rescuing people caught in sea waves by deploying life jackets, even during the night.
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