Drone to keep vigil on Chandigarh-Manali highway

Tribune News Service

Mandi, July 11

To keep a vigil on the traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali highway, the district police will take the help of a drone.

Due to the rising temperature in the plains, a large number of tourists are visiting Kullu-Manali. As a result, the rush of commuters has increased manifold on the Chandigarh-Manali highway.

Superintendent of Police, Mandi, Shalini Agnihotri said, “In wake of tourist influx towards Kullu-Manali and Mandi, the district police have intensified vigil on the movement of vehicles on the Chandigarh-Manali highway. We have decided to use drone for the purpose.”

She said additional police personnel would be deployed at key locations on this highway to regulate the traffic.