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As a boost for drone technology in India Bharat Drone Mahotsav, 2022 exhibition at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan was held.
Focus Areas
- As part of the speech delivered by the Prime Minister he also highlighted the applicability of drone technology in the areas of culture events like Kedarnath , Kumbh Mela , PM Svaitva Yojana , and agriculture like Kisan drones
Bharat Drone Mahotsav, 2022
- The ‘India’s Biggest Drone Festival, Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 is a two-day event that will take place on May 27th and 28th.
- The Mahotsav will be attended by about 1600 delegates, including government officials, foreign diplomats, military forces, central armed police forces, PSUs, private firms, and drone startups, among others.
Drone Technology
- What are Drones ?
- Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are planes that don’t have a human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are part of an unmanned aircraft system, which also includes a ground-based controller and a communications system with the UAV.
- Drones were categorized into five groups based on their weight (existing rules)
- Nano: A weight of less than or equal to 250 grams is considered nano.
- Micro: 250 grammes to 2 kg
- Small: 2 to 25 kg,
- Medium: 25 to 150 kg,
- Large: more than 150 kg.
Advantages of Drone Technology
- Aerial photography:
- Drone are now being used to capture footage that would otherwise require expensive helicopters and cranes.
- Defence:
- A symmetric weapon against terrorist assaults may be a drone system.
- Drones are compatible with the national airspace system.
- Drone deployment for combat, communication in remote places, and counter-drone measures are all possible.
- Shipping and Delivery:
- Major companies like Amazon, UPS, and DHL are in favour of drone delivery.
- Drone could save a lot of manpower and shift unnecessary road traffic to the sky.
- Geographic Mapping:
- Available to amateurs and professionals, drones can acquire very high-resolution data and download imagery in difficult to reach locations like coastlines, mountaintops, and islands.
- Disaster Management:
- Drones provide quick means, after a natural or man-made disaster, to gather information and navigate debris and rubble to look for injured victims.
- Its high definition cameras, sensors, and radars give rescue teams access to a higher field of view, saving the need to spend resources on manned helicopters.
- Precision Agriculture:
- Farmers and agriculturalists are always looking for cheap and effective methods to regularly monitor their crops.
- The infrared sensors in drones can be tuned to detect crop health, enabling farmers to react and improve crop conditions locally, with inputs of fertilizer or insecticides
- Use for Monitoring
- In less than a year, drone technology used in the Government of India’s SVAMITVA scheme enabled around half a million village inhabitants receive their property cards by mapping out the abadi zones.
- Drones can be used to monitor assets and transmission lines in real time, prevent theft, do visual inspections and maintenance, and plan and supervise construction projects, among other things.
- They can be used for anti-poaching operations, forest and wildlife monitoring, pollution assessment, and evidence collection.
- Search and Rescue:
- Presence of thermal sensors gives drones night vision and makes them a powerful tool for surveillance.
- Drones are able to discover the location of lost persons and unfortunate victims, especially in harsh conditions or challenging terrains.
- Weather Forecast:
- Drones are being developed to monitor dangerous and unpredictable weather.
- Since they are cheap and unmanned, drones can be sent into hurricanes and tornadoes, so that scientists and weather forecasters acquire new insights into their behaviour and trajectory.
- Wildlife Monitoring:
- Drones have served as a deterrent to poachers.
- They provide unprecedented protection to animals, like elephants, rhinos, and big cats, a favourite target for poachers. With its thermal cameras and sensors, drones have the ability to operate during the night.
- Law Enforcement:
- Drones are also used for maintaining the law.
- They help with the surveillance of large crowds and ensure public safety.
- They assist in monitoring criminal and illegal activities
Associated Problems of Drone Technology
- Obvious Working Profile: Accountability and division of work must be clear as to who is responsible for such a mechanism (military or civilian army). This is not a tactical threat, but rather one that necessitates a strategic reaction.
- Financing: Obtaining government financing is a challenge. Large-scale manufacturing and use necessitate a significant investment in both money and strategy.
- Difficult to distinguish: Counter-strategies must be able to tell the difference between real drones and birds. They must also give ample notice to ensure that it is not a hunting bird.
- Easy accessibility: It is inexpensive, so anyone can use it.
- Anonymity: Anonymity poses a significant danger of discovering the drone’s origin. Internal drone assaults are also possible.
- Drone swarm: A large number of drones can overwhelm and confuse the detection system.
Way Forward
- The Indian drone industry plays an important role for development of various sectors of India that include agriculture .It is also a future employment generating sector that may reduce unemployment in India.
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Content Source : Hindustan Times