Kohima: As part of the 77th Republic Day celebrations, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday inaugurated the state’s first Drone School and Drone Centre of Excellence at the Nagaland GIS and Remote Sensing Centre in Kohima.
The facility has been established by the State GIS and Remote Sensing Centre under the Planning and Transformation Department. It is designed to train youth in advanced drone technologies and create employment opportunities in emerging tech and innovation sectors.
Addressing the gathering, CM Rio highlighted that the Drone School represents a major step toward leveraging modern technology for governance, development, and public service delivery in Nagaland.
The school will provide DGCA-compliant Remote Pilot Certificate courses, along with short-term non-DGCA programs covering FPV flying, drone repair and maintenance, and drone data analysis and mapping.
