Ballari: A drone has become a part of the Ballari police and with this new addition the Ballari police is now in a better position to law and order situation particularly when there are large congregations.
Ballari is among the six districts in Hyderabad-Karnataka to be given two sophisticated drone cameras each costing Rs. 1.5 lakh, by the Hyderabad-Karnatak Region Development Board.
R. Chetan, Superintendent of Police said that the drone will be used for surveillance during the visit of VVIPs, and wherever there are gatherings during jatras, agitation or group clashes. These cameras could fly up to a height of 500 metres and could be controlled with a remote in a radius of 2 km.
Four constables have undergone training to operate these cameras, which run on battery, having a life of 30 minutes, and control its movement and also the lenses of the camera, by a remote.
Each camera has a capacity to record, both video and stills, upto 32GB , he said.
