[PIO] Donation of a training drone to the Forestry Department by Hermes Airports

At a meeting held on Friday 26/5/2023, at the headquarters of the Forestry Department in Nicosia, representatives of Hermes Airports handed over to the Director of the Forestry Department, Mr. Charalambos Alexandrou, a training, unmanned aircraft, as a donation to the Forestry Department. The donation was made in collaboration with the Cyprus Institute, which proceeded with the design and construction, based on the specifications set by the Forestry Department. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Cyprus Institute.

The Director of the Forestry Department, after thanking Hermes Airports for its donation and stressing the importance of such donations, said that the use of modern technological means, especially the use of drones, is expected to make a catalytic contribution to the further strengthening of the existing forest fire management system implemented by the Forestry Department. The unmanned aircraft provided to the Forestry Department by Hermes Airports will be used for the training of the members of the Department's Drones Team, thus contributing to the improvement of their operational capacity.

Continuing, Mr. Alexandrou referred to the forest fires and more specifically mentioned that this summer is expected to be particularly difficult, as it is every year. With this year's motto, "Only with a sense of responsibility", we want to emphasize that we need the whole of society and that only by demonstrating responsibility and even in practice can we succeed. We want the public, first and foremost, not to be the cause of fires, but to help us in various other ways. We want the unscrupulous to stop deliberately starting fires. As for our own responsibility, we assure you unequivocally that we will do our utmost and that any shortcomings will be matched by our self-denial in the performance of our duty, which we derive from our love of forests.

(NΓ/EXP)
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