A drone has been made by the students of Indian institute of Technology Chennai which would monitor the security arrangements of Ardh Kumbh Mela. This drone would catch all the activities of the festival by catching glimpses for 35 days from the cyber space.
From January 1, the Ardh Kumbh mela would begin which would witness lakhs of pilgrims from India and abroad who would come for the holy dip in ganga. There should not be a single miss in the security of the people visiting Haridwar, ample of arrangements have been made by the Mela police in connection to the same. The mela administration is concerned about the security arrangements in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, arrest of ISIS spy in Uttar Pradesh and fire incident in compartment of a train headed for Rishikesh.
The Mela Police has decided to place the drone in the air a day before the onset of the mela at Har Ki Pauri and would monitor the activities of the area after two days of the snan. Speaking to The Pioneer DIG Mela G S Martolia said, “The IIT students have developed a drone based on modern technology. Its model has been given to CRPF in 35 lakhs by the institute. On 18 December the students of Chennai would visit Haridwar for the same.” Martolia also said that four people are required to run this drone and proper training would be given to run it.
SDRFis planning to buy this drone for 50 lakhs, if it is bought in time, it shall be utilized for Ardh Kumbh Mela this year. CCTV checking drive : The Mela police has also launched a checking drive of close circuit cameras in hotels and Bank ATMs.
Speaking to the Pioneer, DIG Ardh Kumbh Mela G S Martolia said, “Our team is inspecting all the ATMs near the main crossings of the city especially on the road leading to Har Ki Pauri. The hotel owners have been warned to place the cameras before the Kumbh Mela begins. Also they have been instructed to install cameras outside the main entrance so that road view can be monitored too in case of some theft or robbery.”