<p>The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam officials are planning to procure a Naval Anti-Drone System (NADS) for deployment in Tirumala in order to instantly detect and jam micro drones.</p>.<p>The contemplation comes following the emergence of apparently a drone camera taken aerial footage of Tirumala temple on social media last week.</p>.<p>No flying objects are allowed over the Lord Venkateshwara temple, according to the Agama sastra.</p>.<p>TTD executive officer Dharma Reddy told reporters in Tirumala on Monday that negotiations are on with the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of NADS.</p>.<p>The short video put on Instagram by a Hyderabad based firm has the aerial views of the temple gopurams and Ananda Nilayam.</p>.<p>Facing criticism of security lapse, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/ttd-probes-alleged-drone-visuals-of-tirumala-temple-1183334.html" target="_blank">TTD has initiated a probe</a> on the drone use incident and sent the footage for forensic analysis.</p>.<p>TTD Chief Vigilance and Security Officer Narasimha Kishore on Friday said that their preliminary inquiry found the claims of video taken through a drone camera as baseless.</p>.<p>“Entire Tirumala is under the eagle eye of hi-tech vigilance, security and it is not possible to capture the video through a drone camera,” the CVSO said while stating that legal action will be taken against the offenders, if it is in-fact proved that the aerial views of the temple were captured using a drone camera.</p>.<p>Dharma said that they will be soon introducing RFID tagging of the luggage of pilgrims, like in the airports, for a secured transportation mechanism.</p>
<p>The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam officials are planning to procure a Naval Anti-Drone System (NADS) for deployment in Tirumala in order to instantly detect and jam micro drones.</p>.<p>The contemplation comes following the emergence of apparently a drone camera taken aerial footage of Tirumala temple on social media last week.</p>.<p>No flying objects are allowed over the Lord Venkateshwara temple, according to the Agama sastra.</p>.<p>TTD executive officer Dharma Reddy told reporters in Tirumala on Monday that negotiations are on with the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of NADS.</p>.<p>The short video put on Instagram by a Hyderabad based firm has the aerial views of the temple gopurams and Ananda Nilayam.</p>.<p>Facing criticism of security lapse, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/ttd-probes-alleged-drone-visuals-of-tirumala-temple-1183334.html" target="_blank">TTD has initiated a probe</a> on the drone use incident and sent the footage for forensic analysis.</p>.<p>TTD Chief Vigilance and Security Officer Narasimha Kishore on Friday said that their preliminary inquiry found the claims of video taken through a drone camera as baseless.</p>.<p>“Entire Tirumala is under the eagle eye of hi-tech vigilance, security and it is not possible to capture the video through a drone camera,” the CVSO said while stating that legal action will be taken against the offenders, if it is in-fact proved that the aerial views of the temple were captured using a drone camera.</p>.<p>Dharma said that they will be soon introducing RFID tagging of the luggage of pilgrims, like in the airports, for a secured transportation mechanism.</p>
