The district ad hoc wireless surveillance communication system using drone technology project in Rudraprayag district has been awarded gold as part of the National Awards for e-Governance 2019-20.

This was stated in a letter sent by Government of India under secretary Vibhuti Panjiyar to the Rudraprayag district magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal.

According to the letter, the district ad hoc wireless surveillance communication system using drone technology project has been awarded gold under category III-excellence in district level initiative in e-governance.

The award is slated to be presented to the district at the 23rd national conference on e-governance scheduled to be held in Mumbai on February 7-8.

Talking to The Pioneer, the Rudraprayag district magistrate said that the system is being used for various purposes in the district.

He said, “It is being implemented to monitor construction works using a drone as in the case of the Kedarnath reconstruction project. The system using drone technology also enables observance of live feed from the drone in Dehradun and Delhi. Further, it is also useful in monitoring various construction works and affected areas during disaster scenarios where rescue and relief works are to be carried out. In addition to this, we also have networking in schools so in case we lack a teacher in a school, a teacher in another school can teach the students in that school using the system,” said Ghildiyal.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has taken a keen interest in the Kedarnath reconstruction project. Since the reconstruction work was started he has held meetings with top state officials to review the work progress while monitoring the site using live feed from the drone.