Chennai corporation to hire transgenders as drone operators
The Greater Chennai Corporation in a council meeting on Tuesday adopted a resolution to appoint transgenders as operators of drones that spray larvicide to curb the mosquito menace in the city.
The members of the trans community would be appointed through the Tamil Nadu Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Corporation on contract basis for a year. They were provided training with the assistance NGOs fighting for the welfare of the transgender community.
In a release, the civic body noted that Chennai Corporation started to use drones to spray larvicide in five major canals and 31 minor canals in the city last year.
