Police bans use of all kinds of drones in Mangaluru till May 14
Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal has ordered a ban on use of drone in the city between 4 p.m. of May 10 and 4 p.m. of May 14.
Mr. Agrawal in his order said the ban on use of drone was in order to prevent any untoward incident that can disturb peace of the city. During this period a drone cannot be flown for any purpose. Drone cannot be used to take any photograph or videos in this period.
All police inspectors have been asked to strictly enforce this directive and ensure no drones are used in their jurisdiction, Mr. Agrawal stated. The order has been issued exercising his power under Rule 24 of Drone Rules 2021 by which use of unmanned aircraft systems can be temporarily prohibited when in urgent need.
Prevailing rules
As per the prevailing rules, the drones are classified into nano, micro, small, medium and large, based on their weight. No person is authorised to operate drone, unless its certified by Director General of Civil Aviation or has exemption certification. No drones will be allowed to fly in 'red zone', while written permission is required to fly it in 'yellow zone'.
Permission is given when purpose for use of drone is specified and the operator has drone pilot license. After use of the drone, the user has to submit to the permitting authority the route map of drone.
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