Surveillance system to keep eye on Rajasthan wildlife parks

Drones and thermal cameras will be part of an advanced surveillance mechanism that will be put in place to check poaching and other anti-wildlife activities in prominent reserves of Rajasthan including Sariska and Ranthambore.

Technology-enabled surveillance and anti-poaching system will also be in place at Mukandara hills tiger reserve (Kota and nearby region), Jawai bandh (Pali) leopard conservation reserve and Jhanana nature park (Jaipur).

Few wildlife reserves in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Uttarakhand already have a similar system but the desert state of Rajasthan claims to be the first state to introduce this on a large scale.

"The Wildlife Surveillance and Anti-Poaching System (WS and APS) is aimed at effective monitoring and surveillance of wildlife animals at selected locations and we plan to complete the project of advanced monitoring by December this year, Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary of Planning, IT and Communication department, told

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