Srinagar bans use of drones

Jammu and kashmir Polity and Governance

A week after a drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu, authorities in Srinagar banned the sale, possession and use of such unmanned aerial vehicles.
Earlier, authorities in border districts of Rajouri and Kathua in the Jammu region had put curbs on the use of drones and other UAVs.
Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Aijaz directed those having drone cameras or other similar kinds of unmanned aerial vehicles to deposit them with local police stations.
The order, however, exempts government departments using drones for mapping, surveys and surveillance in agricultural, environmental conservation and disaster mitigation sectors but directed them to inform the local police station before using them.