Goa Police use drones to monitor lockdown violators

Panaji, May 4 () Goa Police used drones to keep aneye on lockdown violators in some densely populated and slumareas of the coastal state.

This was done after the police got to know that peoplewere gathering at a volleyball ground and some open areas inSouth Goa district, but running away when the securitypersonnel reached there, Superintendent of Police (South)Arvind Gawas said on Sunday.

The drones last week helped the police to aeriallymonitor the movement of people in South Goa's Zuarinagar,located near Vasco city, and the Housing Board colony andKharebandh locality, both situated in Margao city.

Zuarinagar is one of the biggest slum areas in Goa,while the Housing Board colony and Kharebandh have very narrowbylanes where reaching by four-wheelers is difficult.

"The challenge was how to monitor children and youthventuring out of their homes in those areas. Every time wesent the police force, these people used to rush back homebefore the security personnel reached there," Gawas said.

That is when the police thought of using drones totrack them, he said.

"After seeing drones in the area, people realised thatpolice were keeping an eye on them. The violations thenstopped immediately, the official said. RPS GK GK