The Government of Odisha has started considering imposing anti-drone system for the protection of Sri Jagannath Temple of Puri. This system will be able to identify suspicious drones and deactivate them. The government has taken this step in the wake of recent drone activities and espionage allegations on a YouTube. SSMSV force is also deployed for security.
The security of the 12th century historic Sri Jagannath temple of Puri is going to be confirmed further. The Odisha government has started considering imposing anti-drone systems amid increasing incidents of illegal drone flights over the temple. Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Friday that the system would act like defense installations, which could detect, track and neutralize drones.
Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said there are plans to put in place an anti-drone system to strengthen the security of the temple. The necessary funds will be borne by the temple administration. This decision has been taken when many Utuber and Wlogger have been caught flying drones in the temple complex, which is completely banned.