The Punjab authorities has prolonged its ban on the usage of drones in open areas throughout the province for one more 30 days resulting from safety considerations.
In accordance with the Punjab Residence Division, the ban has been imposed below Part 144(6) of the Code of Legal Process, 1898.
Underneath the order, the usage of out of doors drones will stay prohibited, whereas restricted use of small drones at occasions held inside halls and marquees can be permitted. Occasion organisers, nonetheless, can be chargeable for guaranteeing their protected operation.
Intelligence and regulation enforcement companies have been exempted from the ban.
Drones may additionally be used for agricultural, irrigation and analysis functions after acquiring written permission from the district-level Protected Drone Utilization Committee. Such use can be exempted from the ban as soon as approval is granted by the committee.
A Residence Division spokesperson stated public security, upkeep of regulation and order and safety of property remained the Punjab authorities’s high priorities.
The spokesperson added that district administrations and police throughout the province had been directed to make sure strict implementation of the order.
