Chennai police try out drones, hovercraft for relief ops
The Chennai city police personnel are trying out drones and unmanned hovercrafts to provide medicines and food to people in waterlogged areas and also as public addressing system.
By : migrator
Update: 2021-11-12 20:19 GMT
Chennai
According to a press release from the city police, 10 drones – five of them attached with speakers, one with camera and four unmanned hovercrafts that could reach waterlogged areas – are being used in waterlogged areas in Washermenpet, Tondiarpet, RK Nagar, T Nagar, KK Nagar, Pulianthope, Mylapore, Marina beach, Foreshore Estate and Kolathur localities.
Police noted that the unmanned hovercrafts work as mini boats to carry medicines and groceries to the people while drones are mainly used as public addressing system.
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