Thiruvananthapuram: This may have been an isolated incident, but it does raise questions about the vulnerability of the vital installations in the city. On Sunday evening, a helicam launched to shoot videos for a marriage, malfunctioned and fell on the roof of a house near Pangode military camp. The incident points out the fact that such unmanned devices can be used in the future to spy on or even carry out attacks on important installations in the city.
In fact, the protection of these vital buildings and establishments are under stake with more people preferring to use ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (UAVs) or ‘civilian drones’ to shoot marriage and public functions.
The city has many sensitive institutions such as the Southern Air Command, Pangode Military Station, Coast Guard Vizhinjam, VSSC, Brahmos Aerospace Limited and many public institutions. Hence, it is high time that some regulations are enforced to protect these important installations, sources said.
It is learnt that there is no surveillance mechanism in place to at any of these institutions to monitor the activities of such UAVs.
11/08/15 Krishnachand K/New Indian Express
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In fact, the protection of these vital buildings and establishments are under stake with more people preferring to use ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (UAVs) or ‘civilian drones’ to shoot marriage and public functions.
The city has many sensitive institutions such as the Southern Air Command, Pangode Military Station, Coast Guard Vizhinjam, VSSC, Brahmos Aerospace Limited and many public institutions. Hence, it is high time that some regulations are enforced to protect these important installations, sources said.
It is learnt that there is no surveillance mechanism in place to at any of these institutions to monitor the activities of such UAVs.
11/08/15 Krishnachand K/New Indian Express
