Dumping old ways in lockdown: Mysuru city uses drones for announcement

Public announcements using moving vehicles and speakers, microphones are not an uncommon sight in India. But interestingly, the local administration in Mysuru, a heritage city in Karnataka, are now using drones for making important public announcements on Covid-19.

For this, the city administration has tied up with Droneman.in, an unmanned aerial vehicle database company based out of Bengaluru. The company intends to replicate the same for communicating vital information in collaboration with local authorities in other parts of the country as well.

Apart from the successful field implementation of the audio-announcements in association with Mysuru Police on Wednesday, Droneman.in is