Nepal plans to use drones for surveillance along border with India

Nepal will deploy drones to patrol its border with India, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa said today.

Announcing a 82-point programme of the Home Ministry, Thapa, also a senior Maoist leader, told the media that "the home ministry is introducing new guidelines on using drones, and it was now essential to use drones at Nepal-India border for patrolling."