India, Feb. 5 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has planned to conduct drone mapping of all ongoing construction projects in the city to prevent accidents.

GMDA officials said a detailed meeting was held last weekwith officials of Drishya, the state drone agency, during which the proposed mapping project was discussed. The mapping will cover major construction sites and infrastructure projects, including roads, drains and other infrastructure works. It aims to identify potential safety hazards such as the one reported last month in Greater Noida, where an engineer lost his life after his car fell into a ditch at a construction site.

Officials said private construction sites will not be included in this survey as ...