Mar 15, 2012 China_Helicopter used to inspect drought situation in Yunnan, SW China

Forest police used a helicopter for the first time to air inspect the drought situation of a reservoir in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province recently as the province has been hit by drought for three consecutive years.

The helicopter mainly inspected Yunlong reservoir which is located in Luquan County, 138 km away from the provincial capital city of Kunming, and is a major project in the development of China's western regions. The reservoir has a capacity of 484 million cubic meters.

The helicopter flew 3000 meters high smoothly above sea level and and more than 1000 meters above ground, and then hovered 500 meters above the reservoir. The white cylindrical device attached beneath the helicopter, dubbed "Sky Eye", is the infrared camera for collecting and storing information.

"Through air inspection, we can see that the water level in the reservoir this year is the lowest in three consecutive years and forest fire prevention task is very rigorous," said Rong Youlin, deputy commander of the Kunming Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters.

In addition, a police patrol vessel has also joined the effort to prevent forest fire and protect water resources.





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