Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021 to which of the following organizations?
A. Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana
B. Gangtok Smart City Development
C. Blue Ray Aviation, Gujarat
D. All of these
Explanation:
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021 to 10 organizations.
The detail of these permissions include:
- Government of Karnataka: Drone based aerial survey for creating urban property ownership records in Bengaluru
- National Health Mission, Mumbai: For conducting experimental BVLOS drone flights to deliver essential healthcare items in tribal areas of Jawhar in Palghar district of Maharashtra
- Gangtok Smart City Development: Drone based aerial survey for Smart City Project.
- Steel Authority of India, IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur, West Bengal: For conducting perimeter surveillance of the plant
- Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy, Hyderabad, Telangana: For conducting remote pilot training using drones
- Blue Ray Aviation, Gujarat: For conducting remote pilot training using drones
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Chennai: For conducting drone based aerial spraying to assess crop health & prevent crop disease
- Mahindra & Mahindra, Mumbai, Maharashtra: For conducting drone based agricultural trials & precision spraying on paddy & hot pepper crop in the state of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh respectively
- Bayer Crop Science, Mumbai, Maharashtra: For conducting drone based agricultural research activities & agricultural spraying
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune: For atmospheric research at 5 locations.
