Kanker:Sensitive polling booths in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district are under surveillance by drones. The local administration has termed the exercise as "Agas le Nanjar" in regional language meaning "monitoring from the sky."
District SP Divyang Patel said, "This time, the activities at the polling booths are being monitored. The police and administration are leaving no stones unturned to strengthen the security arrangements. Even drones have been deployed to closely monitor the polling stations located in remote areas of the district and their surrounding areas. These drones are equipped with an advance technology that can detect any kind of suspicious activity. The drones will constantly capture the footage and immediately send those to the control room. Based on the footage, police will reach the spots and take immediate action."
Also, Global Positioning System (GPS) is being installed in all the vehicles engaged in the polling work. A total of 354 vehicles have been identified where GPS will be installed.
District Collector Priyanka Shukla said, "GPS system will be installed in the vehicles carrying sector officers and polling parties to their respective polling stations. This will help us to monitor their locations from the control room."