Referring to “Drone Didis” as “Sky Warriors”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the women of the village, who are blowing drones, starting a new revolution in the agriculture sector.
Addressing the 122nd episode of Maan Ki Baat, PM Modi said, “Today, there are many women who are working in the fields as well as touching the heights of the sky. Yes! You have heard it right; Now the women of the village are flying drone as drone Didi and are joining a new revolution in agriculture.
“Today they are fulfilling the work of spraying pesticides on 50 acres of land with the help of drones. Two hours more in the morning, two hours in the evening. Neither the scorching sun nor the danger of poison chemicals. The villagers have also accepted this change completely.
In particular, Namo Drone Didi is a central region’s plan, aimed at empowering self-help groups (SHGS) led by women by equipping with drone technology to provide agricultural services.
Through this scheme, the Government of India is taking an important step towards advancing agricultural practices by empowering women in rural areas. The initiative aligns with the widespread goals of promoting the government -led development and infecting technology in traditional areas such as agriculture. The scheme promises to bring revolution in farming practices, provide a permanent income source for SHG and motivate a new generation of women entrepreneurs in rural India.
In his monthly radio program, the Prime Minister also praised the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for climbing the “world’s most difficult” Shikhar, Mount Makru.
“Just imagine that a person is climbing the icy mountains, where it is difficult to breathe and there is a threat to life at every step, and yet that person is engaged in cleaning there. The same thing has been done by our ITBP team members. Our ITBP team went to climb the world’s most difficult peak, Mount Makalu,” the Prime Minister said.
He further said that ITBP personnel who climbed Mount Makru also worked to remove the waste lying near Shikhar.
He said, “But they did not just climb the mountain; they also worked to remove the waste lying near Shikhar! This team members brought down more than 150 kg of non-biodigradeble waste with them.”
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully enhanced the world’s fifth highest peak, MT Makalu (8,485 M) on April 19, marking the first climb of the extreme by any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF).
The summit was part of ITBP’s historic International Mountaineering Campaign, which left ITBP headquarters in New Delhi on March 21 for MT Makru and Mount Annapurna (8,091 meters).
This dual-affidavit mission, the first in the history of the force, demonstrated the permanent heritage of ITBP in high-high operation by Deputy Commandant Anoop Kumar Negi, in which the 12-member campaign team was divided into two groups of six, as Deputy Commandant Nihas Suresh, as Deputy Commandant Nihas Suresh.
The Makru Group recorded the success rate of 83 percent of the summit, with five climbers to the peak on April 19 around 08:15 pm. Successful committees included Assistant Commandant Sanjay Kumar, Head Constable (HC) Sonam Stobdan, HC Pradeep Panwar, HC Bahrahur Chand, and Constable Vimal Kumar.
Meanwhile, the Annapurna team reached a height of 7,940 meters, battling extreme conditions, including icy storm and whiteout – 150 meters shy before the summit before retreating safely at 14:45 am in a single day.
According to its “Clean Himalaya-Save Glacier” campaign, the campaign collected 150 kg non-biodigradeble waste from high altitude camps, strengthening the ITBP’s environmental commitment.
With a successful climb of Mount Makru, ITBP has now extended six out of the 14-eight thousands of the world, including Mount Everest, Mount Kanchenzunga, Mount Dahulagiri, Mount Lotse and Mount Manslu. The force has conquered a total of 229 peaks to date, which outlines its unmatched expertise and flexibility in some harsh areas on Earth. (Ani)
