IT firm Cyient on Thursday said it has provided Telangana State Police with drone-based surveillance technology to help implement the COVID-19 related lockdown in Hyderabad.
The technology is enabling the Police make lockdown-related announcements and organise their ground forces to monitor the situation in congested areas of the city, a statement said.
Equipped with surveillance cameras, thermal imaging payloads and sky speaker for public announcements, Cyient's drone-based aerial inspection capability is augmenting the police's ability to combat the spread of the pandemic, it added.
"Great collaboration with Cyient to stop the spread of COVID-19. Their drone-based surveillance is assisting our ground forces to monitor sensitive areas in the city. Visuals from the drones are enabling correct decisions on moving forces to sensitive areas," a tweet by Cyberabad Police said.
Cyient had on Tuesday said its Mysore facility has received clearance to run med-tech manufacturing lines to support production of medical equipment that is critical in the fight against COVID-19.
Cyient is producing assemblies that are used in X-ray generators from GE Healthcare and diagnosis units from Molbio Diagnostics to enable rapid disease testing in India, it had said.
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