Bengaluru: They hover over weddings getting panoramic shots of the guests, are used to scan disaster-struck areas and keep track of poachers and animals in wildlife sanctuaries — but drones are still flying free. The government is yet to put a set of rules in place to regulate use of these unmanned aircraft over Indian skies.
Bengaluru police have used drones effectively for crowd control. Though operators usually get police permission before using drones, there is no rule mandating prior permission to fly.
Mrinal Pai, co-founder and chief pilot at Skylark Drones, an aerial data solution startup here, said there is demand for use of drones for aerial photography, crowd monitoring, surface mapping and environment sensing. "Lack of clarity about the regulations is a problem. To convey the purpose of operation to a non-technical entity like the police department is tough," he said, adding that questions on guidelines from customers and investors are also difficult to answer.
30/06/15 Arun Dev/Times of India
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Bengaluru police have used drones effectively for crowd control. Though operators usually get police permission before using drones, there is no rule mandating prior permission to fly.
Mrinal Pai, co-founder and chief pilot at Skylark Drones, an aerial data solution startup here, said there is demand for use of drones for aerial photography, crowd monitoring, surface mapping and environment sensing. "Lack of clarity about the regulations is a problem. To convey the purpose of operation to a non-technical entity like the police department is tough," he said, adding that questions on guidelines from customers and investors are also difficult to answer.
30/06/15 Arun Dev/Times of India
