UAS at Commonwealth Games, India

Controversy surrounds the Commonwealth Games,Team England chairman Sir Andrew Foster admits problems with the athletes’ village have left the competition “on a knife-edge” and facing “a critical 24 to 48 hours”.
Scotland team officials delayed the departure of their first athletes to Delhi, having yesterday described their accommodation as “unsafe and unfit for human habitation”.

Now it seems unmanned aircraft will be providing reconnaissance and surveillance coverage.

In the wake of possible aerial strike, the government has approved the aerial surveillance of Commonwealth games venues and residential zones.

After the Intelligence input, the government has asked Indian Air Force and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

The decision was taken at a high-level security review meeting. The Israeli-made UAVs will keep vigil across the games venue and residential zones round the clock.

The home ministry has said that the UAVs will also detect any airborne strike besides reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering.

Earlier, the Intellegence Burau had warned that Pakistan based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has been planning aerial strike during games.

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held from October 3 to 14 in New Delhi.