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The craft that flew astatine debased altitude implicit parts of Chikkamagaluru district, leaving the residents successful shock, was portion of a survey being conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), said a property merchandise issued by the Chikkamagaluru territory constabulary connected Friday.
The territory constabulary issued the connection aft radical successful parts of N.R. Pura, Koppa, and Kalasa taluks reported an craft flying astatine debased altitude recently. The residents were suspicious and disquieted astir the formation operation.
The merchandise stated that Xcalibur McPhar Pvt. Ltd. conducted a survey for the GSI. It operated an craft from Himalayan Heli Services for the survey work. The formation operated implicit parts of Balehonnur, Kalasa, Lakkavalli, Lingadahalli, and Tarikere from 11.16 a.m. to 1.21 p.m. connected February 9, and again connected February 12 from 12.42 p.m. to 5.15 p.m., the merchandise stated.
Letter to DC
The GSI, moving nether the Ministry of Mines, has been conducting investigations to stitchery geoscientific information for subsurface operation mapping and mineral exploration, according to a missive written by the GSI to the Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru successful September 2025.
The survey is portion of the approved Annual Programme for the Field Season (FS) of 2025-26, and the GSI Southern Region, located successful Hyderabad, has been assigned the work of carrying retired crushed gravity and magnetic survey projects. The survey, conducted nether the National Geophysical Mapping Programme, volition screen parts of the North Goa territory of Goa, Sindhudurg territory of Maharashtra, Udupi, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, and Kodagu districts of Karnataka, arsenic good arsenic Kozhikode, Kannur, and Wayanad districts of Kerala, according to the letter.
The GSI, successful its letter, sought the practice of the section authorities for tract investigations that could proceed until March 2026.
