Uttarakhand

• 23 Feb 2023

Two Soldiers of Uttarakhand Got Prime Minister's Jeevan Raksha Medal

Why In News?

• According to information received from the media on February 22, 2023, two constables of Uttarakhand Police Faizan Ali and Rajesh Kunwar have been awarded the Prime Minister's Defence Police Medal. The medal was presented to him by Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel.

Key points

• In the year 2019, the two constables had rescued six members of a family trapped in a house in Raipur when a parked car caught fire.
• State DGP Ashok Kumar said that the All-India Police Duty Meet was organized in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal from 13 to 17 February. It was during this program itself that the medal was announced for both the soldiers.
• It is noteworthy that on the night of July 5, 2019, a car caught fire at a house in Dashmesh Vihar Colony under Raipur police station area of Dehradun. On information, Constable Faizan Ali and Constable Rajesh Kunwar, appointed on Cheetah duty, immediately reached there. Constables Faizan and Rajesh saved the lives of six people with their presence of mind without caring for their lives.

'Unmanned Traffic Management Software'

Why In News?

• On February 22, 2023, Uttarakhand Police Communication ADG Amit Sinha said that every drone flying in the state will now be in front of the eyes of the police. For this, the police are now preparing unmanned traffic management (UTM) software.

Key points

• Amit Sinha, ADG Police Communications, said an agreement is being signed with a Delhi-based company to develop unmanned traffic management (UTM) software. It will be mandatory for every drone operator to register on this software. The police will test this software next week.
• The Delhi-based company is developing UTM software for the police. Every drone will be registered on it. This will tell the live location from take-off to route and landing. If a drone is being flown without registration, it will also be jammed with a jammer. It will also be mandatory for those flying cargo drones to amateur drones to register on this software.
• It is worth noting that the who, where and why drones are flying drones in the state so far police do not have any mechanism to keep an eye on, while small cargo drones are also being flown in many parts of the state. Medicines, blood samples and all kinds of materials are being transported to far-flung areas. In such a situation, some anti-social elements can also take advantage of it.
• At present, the DGCA has made unique identification number (UIN) mandatory for drones. Now the UIN number of each drone is released. The police will feed this number into their software. Through this, the police will be able to know his location. This police software will work on the basis of no permission no take-off.
• Until last year, incoming drones did not have UIN. It had RID (remote identification). Along with registering the RID, the police will install special chips in these drones. This chip will be installed to tell the location.