Mumbai: In the backdrop of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's death in a helicopter crash, NCP is using the global positioning system to track movement of party chief Sharad Pawar as he tours Maharashtra for the October 13 Assembly elections.
"The portable GPS device tracks mobile signals and
relays location, speed and altitude of the helicopter used by
Pawar," a state NCP functionary told agency.
"The device is being used since last week and is kept
with an aide accompanying Pawar on the flight," he said.
The signals from the device are monitored at the party
office.
The party had planned on using the gadget during Lok
Sabha elections this year and after the recent helicopter
crash in which Reddy was killed, it decided to expedite use of
the device.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, October 02, 2009, 18:34