GUWAHATI: Kaziranga National Park will quickly have a brand new fleet of drones for real-time aerial surveillance of the area all over the monsoon season. Principal chief conservator of forest (natural world) and chief natural world warden NK Vasu said they aim to deliver the entire 5 forest levels of Kaziranga under surveillance to stay an eye out on animals in case of floods.
At present, Kaziranga has one drone for surveillance and 7 digital eyes - cameras capable of taking thermal and optical photographs - were put in at other locations of the park. "We have issued a tender for installing a drone-based surveillance system capable of taking high quality images during the day and night. We are hopeful that we will be able to use more drones during floods this time," Vasu said.
Located on the floodplains of Brahmaputra, Kaziranga, which is house to two-third of the arena's population of one-horned rhinos but even so being a tiger reserve, is inundated all over the monsoon annually, leading to the death of many animals and injury of infrastructure. The park was once affected by one of the crucial worst floods ultimate year which led to death of no less than 400 animals, including 31 rhinos. Most of the deaths passed off on August 13 when the water ranges rose to round 8 toes throughout the national park. The single drone was once used broadly ultimate year to monitor the flood and likewise to stay a watch on poachers.
Park officers said aerial surveillance turns into specifically useful all over floods as huge portions of Kaziranga turn out to be inaccessible then. "While boats are the only means of patrolling during floods, aerial surveillance helps us monitor the actual situation on a real-time basis. So, the introduction of more drones is a great move because we face multiple challenges during floods such as threats of poaching and animals coming out of the park to escape the deluge," a park legitimate said.
At present, Kaziranga has one drone for surveillance and 7 digital eyes - cameras capable of taking thermal and optical photographs - were put in at other locations of the park. "We have issued a tender for installing a drone-based surveillance system capable of taking high quality images during the day and night. We are hopeful that we will be able to use more drones during floods this time," Vasu said.
Located on the floodplains of Brahmaputra, Kaziranga, which is house to two-third of the arena's population of one-horned rhinos but even so being a tiger reserve, is inundated all over the monsoon annually, leading to the death of many animals and injury of infrastructure. The park was once affected by one of the crucial worst floods ultimate year which led to death of no less than 400 animals, including 31 rhinos. Most of the deaths passed off on August 13 when the water ranges rose to round 8 toes throughout the national park. The single drone was once used broadly ultimate year to monitor the flood and likewise to stay a watch on poachers.
Park officers said aerial surveillance turns into specifically useful all over floods as huge portions of Kaziranga turn out to be inaccessible then. "While boats are the only means of patrolling during floods, aerial surveillance helps us monitor the actual situation on a real-time basis. So, the introduction of more drones is a great move because we face multiple challenges during floods such as threats of poaching and animals coming out of the park to escape the deluge," a park legitimate said.
More drones for Kaziranga to track wildlife during floods
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