In order to ward off any drone strikes on vital security installations in Srinagar, the district authorities have banned the use, possession, sale, storage and transportation of drones with immediate effect.
The authorities in two other frontier districts of Rajouri and Kathua had already issued similar orders after the Air Force Station, Jammu was targeted by drone bombers.
Following the drone strikes on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station, the security audit of vital installations was done and adequate measures were taken to prevent similar strikes in future.
According to an order issued by the office of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, “To secure aerial space near vital installations and highly populated areas, it is imperative to discontinue the use of drones in all social and cultural gatherings to eliminate any risk of injury to life and damage to property.”
Meanwhile, people who already have drone cameras or similar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in their possession have been directed to ground the same in the local police stations under proper receipt.
Mohammad Aijaz Asad issued these orders after SSP, Srinagar, recommended imposing restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use and transportation of drones in the district.
The order said that decentralised air space access has to be regulated in view of the recent incidents of misuse of drones posing a threat to the security infrastructure as reported by the media and other reliable sources.
