The Greater Chennai Corporation deployed drones to spray anti-larval chemicals or insecticides in the water bodies to control mosquito breeding. These chemicals are reportedly sprayed to kill culex mosquitoes, which are bred in the sewage mixed waterways.
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Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Chennai Corporation Commissioner, said that the 15 days of anti-larvae chemical spray project started by the Chennai Corporation has engaged two drones to spray approximately 400 litres mosquito larvicide in the water bodies of Chennai every day.
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Drones are being used to spray insecticides in areas that are inaccessible by the workers. The drones had been deployed at a cost of Rs 10 Lakh to spray in 30 minor and four major canals. Three drones covered 60 kilometres every day for the span of 15 days.
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Besides Chennai Corporation, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Mumbai's BMC has also earlier used drones to spray anti-larval chemicals in order to prevent mosquito breeding.
