New Delhi: Move over Aarogya Setu mobile application, in Kanpur night vision drones are keeping an eye in covid-19 containment zones.
After Kanpur, police departments of West Bengal and Gujarat are exploring the use of drones to monitor hotspots, the union ministry of housing and urban affairs said Tuesday.
The drones developed by the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) are in use for weeks by the Kanpur Police for surveillance of coronavirus hotspots and containment zones, and ensure that lockdown rules are followed.
The move may, however, invite criticism of invasion of personal space. “IIT Kanpur has developed night vision drones that are being used for monitoring and surveillance of Covid-19 hotspots in Kanpur city.