The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced to use drones to ensure safety of the trains and passengers, and also to carry out monitor train operations.
There are also plans of carrying out drone projects in construction areas too.
The NFR has started using drones for inspection of bridges through cameras mounted in the UAVs.
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Reportedly, the entire drone monitoring work shall be outsourced to an agency with expertise in drone operation and inspection.
The drones are expected to help in monitoring the railway tracks in sensible locations which are otherwise not accessible by human resources.