New Delhi: The center has granted conditional exemption to Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University to use drones, an official statement said Friday.
“The exemption from use of drones has been granted for the evaluation and standardization of crop protection solutions, agricultural spraying and the development of protocols for the diagnosis of major pests and diseases in PJTSAU research farms in Telangana,” he said.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate-General Civil Aviation granted the conditional exemption.
“The conditional release is valid until March 16, 2022 from the date of issue of the letter or until the full operationalization of Digital Sky Platform (Phase-1), whichever is earlier.”
‘This exemption is only valid if all conditions and restrictions are met. In the event of a breach of any condition, this exemption will be void, ”reads the statement.
Source: Telangana Today