KUALA LUMPUR: Police will utilise drones to conduct surveillance and monitoring of seven villages in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, Selangor, which has seen Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) being enforced from midnight.
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said the use of drone was the safest way for them to monitor locations in the district which come under the EMCO.
“When we fly the drones, we will have a better understanding involving the geography of the terrain and the location of the residents.
"Apart from reviewing and for record purposes, the data can be shared with the Social Welfare Department and the Health Ministry (MoH)," he told reporters after conducting check on the roadblock mounted at Batu 21 in Sungai Lui here today.
He said that the drone surveillance means was also being utilised by police at two other locations in Simpang Renggam and Kluang in Johor which had seen EMCO being enforced last week.
Hamid said that some 50 police personnel had been deployed at two roadblock locations at Batu 21 and Batu 24 Jalan Sungai Lui which headed out to Semenyih and Jelebu.
“I am pleased with the preparations involving our personnel here and we are still waiting for other agencies to arrive.
"A multipurpose hall near the roadblocks would be used as a food storage centre and operations room in cooperation with the Armed Forces,” said Hamid.
He said that the affected residents remained calm after the EMCO implementation announcement.
“They were urged to remain at home and be patient. Further announcement on food supplies and others would be made as soon as the other agencies arrive,” he said.
“I think the residents were mentally prepared in the event such an action (EMCO) was enforced.
“We want to tighten the control,” he said.
The EMCO was imposed from Batu 21 to Batu 24 Jalan Sungai Lui in Hulu Langat following an increase of positive Covid-19 cases there.
The total cases in the area is now at 71 consisting of residents of Mahad Tahfiz An-Nabawiyah at Batu 23.
The EMCO will affect 3,918 people and 700 households. This includes seven villages, of which two are Orang Asli villages.