New Town is using drones to fly over its markets and streets to ensure residents abide by the lockdown rules. “We had invited companies to demonstrate drone technology and are using it to monitor the situation now,” said Debashis Sen, chairman of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA). “So we are letting only one member of the family into markets while others remain in the car,” he said. “NKDA has 12 markets and we are trying to ensure safety norms as far as possible. But social distancing at the informal street markets — near Shapoorji Pallonji, near Lohapool and near DLF — is proving tough to maintain.”NKDA has citizen volunteers who keep an eye on the markets.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 08:15 UTC