"Kites Won't Affect Drones Over Farmer Protest Sites": Operators To NDTV

However, the drone operators say that the kites will not harm the drones hovering around the border districts of Delhi.

As the farmers' protest entered a third day, many were seen flying kites around protest sites to counter drones employed by the government to monitor their movements. However, the drone operators say that the kites will not harm the drones hovering around the border districts of Delhi.

"The blades of these drones are so sharp, and with the speed that they rotate, they can cut even a hard object, so 'manja' won't harm their speed," a drone operator at the Singhu border explained the technique to NDTV.

According to the operator, about a dozen drone services have been operationalised at the Singhu border alone. "In about a 10-kilometre range, many drone services are being used to keep a strict watch, even inside the lanes around the main highway," he added.