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Drones, radars, remote cameras — Uttarakhand floods rescue effort is India’s most hi-tech yet
Radars, remote cameras and antennae have been sourced from DRDO and CSIR, and start-ups were contacted for hi-tech drones.
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Chamoli/New Delhi: Drones, ground penetrating radars, remote cameras, sonar systems and VSAT antennae — the rescue teams on the ground in Uttarakhand are relying on a host of technologies as they search for nearly 200 people who remain missing since the floods struck Sunday.
A landslide at Ronti peak in Chamoli district triggered a sudden deluge of water and slush Sunday morning that left a trail of death and destruction in its wake. So far, 32 bodies, mainly of workers of the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower and the Rishi Ganga Hydropower plants, have been found.  ....

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