Doda administration bans drone-flying for two months | India Information

JAMMU: To cease terrorists and subversive individuals from misusing flying objects, the district administration of Doda, J&Ok, banned the use, storage and transportation of drones within the district for 2 months from February 10, officers mentioned Tuesday.
As per an order issued by the workplace of Doda extra district Justice of the Peace Sudershan Kumar Monday, defence forces, police and different safety businesses have been exempted from the purview of the ban however directed to tell the SHO involved earlier than utilizing these devices.
Govt departments utilizing these devices for actions — equivalent to mapping, surveys, surveillance in building works, agriculture, filming, environmental conservation and catastrophe mitigation sectors — have been instructed to tell native police and govt Justice of the Peace and search prior authorisation earlier than utilization.
These already in possession of drone cameras, flying objects or comparable devices have been instructed to deposit the identical at their nearest police station inside every week of the issuance of the order.
It had develop into crucial to impose these restrictions in view of current misuse of drones and different flying objects by anti-nationals to trigger injury, harm and danger to human lives moreover posing a menace to the safety of significant installations in J&Ok, the order mentioned.