DGCA approves Telangana State Agricultural University’s request to use drones for research
HYDERABAD: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the Standard Operating Procedures for the usage of drones by the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) as part of research. The approval will be valid for a period of one year.
The university would be using drones for evaluation and standardisation of plant protection solutions and developing protocols for diagnosis of major pests and diseases, at its research farms in the state. The university would study the utility of drones in taking up crop diagnosis, pests and diseases survey and spraying of pesticides.
