How Aerostatic Drone Technology Is Enabling Persistent Surveillance for India’s Smart Infrastructure Projects
India's infrastructure development programme is proceeding at a scale and pace that represents one of the most ambitious national development efforts in the contemporary world. The highways, expressways, railways, metro systems, power transmission networks, water management systems, industrial corridors, and smart city developments that are collectively transforming India's physical landscape are not merely construction projects. They are the foundation upon which the next generation of Indian economic growth, urban quality of life, and national competitiveness will be built, and the quality of the surveillance, monitoring, and security systems that protect both their construction and their subsequent operation will directly determine how effectively they serve the hundreds of millions of people whose daily lives they are designed to improve. The scale and geographic distribution of these projects, combined with the complexity of the security, safety, and operational monitoring...