Another district of Jammu and Kashmir has banned flying of drones. Today, the Baramulla District administration imposed restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones or unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Earlier, Srinagar and Rajouri districts banned flying of drones. The move came just days after two drones had dropped bombs at Air Force station in Jammu.
The district administration said that in the backdrop of recent attack on Air Force Station in Jammu by using drones, it had been apprehended that as an attempt of sabotage, terrorists may with the help of technology like drone and flying objects can try to hit their targets.
Therefore, the order said, it has been appropriate to impose reasonable restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones in district Baramulla.
In the order, the District Magistrate said that keeping in view the security situation apart from concerns of breach of privacy, nuisance and trespass, it was extremely dangerous to let un-manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) wander around in the skies within the territorial jurisdiction of Baramulla.
Therefore, the district imposed restrictions/ban on the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones/UAEs in the territorial jurisdiction of District Baramulla.
“Further, the persons already having the drone cameras/similar kind of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in their possession, shall ground the same in the local Police Station forthwith, under proper receipt,” the order stated.
On June 30, Rajouri district ordered ban on the storage, sale or possession and use and transport of the flying machines. An order issued by District Magistrate, Rajouri, Rajesh Kumar Shavan directed those having drones or like objects in their possession to deposit the same with local police station.
However, the government agencies using drones for mapping, surveys and surveillance would get the local police station in-charge and executive magistrate informed.
