UAE ministry of Environment uses drones

The Ministry of Environment and Water has started using drones to monitor the work of crushers and quarries in various emirates in the UAE in line with government directives on ensuring a sustainable environment.
Ganem Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary of the external monitoring sector at the ministry, stressed that the ministry has adopted the use of drones in the framework of its ongoing efforts to regulate the work of crushers and quarries in order to enhance environmental sustainability.
He explained that on the basis of the government's move towards smart transformation embodying the initiative of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and his declaration of 2015 as the year of innovation, the ministry launched this initiative for the development of monitoring and inspection in the quarrying process.
He added that the use of the new technique will ensure that there are no violations of the legislative provisions. He also stressed the ministry's keenness on launching these initiatives and projects within the strategic plan to improve the environmental performance and enhance the environmental sustainability to be consistent with the indicators of the national agenda of the UAE's 2021 vision.
Source: Gulf News