Our state, Kerala in India, saw one of the deadliest floods of all time back in 2019. We were not prepared and a lot of relief activities depended solely on human inspection and interference. This put a lot of lives in danger. This incident changed the way I perceived flying. I started looking into autonomous flying and was engaged in the development and testing of various AI-based analytics onboard an autonomous UAV. This went on until all activities were paused and shaken by the deadly Coronavirus. The initial months were tough. With all activities at a standstill, we had time to rethink our approach. With the law enforcement agents and community health workers risking their lives for the betterment of our society, I decided to ease their work process. The aim is to provide a system that allows for the surveillance and monitoring of the public for social distancing, without the risk of being openly exposed.
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