Assam prohibits drone operations near Amur falcon roosting sites

A flock of Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) flies over the Doyang in Wokha district of Nagaland, India, 10 November, 2018. Every year over a million of Amur falcons come to Nagaland for roosting before they fly off to Somalia, Kenya and South Africa. Apart from Nagaland a large number of Amur Falcons also roost in parts of Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam states. These migratory birds have one of the longest migration routes of all birds, doing up to 22,000 km in a year. Amur falcons are known to breed in southeast Russia and northern China and migrate west through India and across the Arabian Sea to southern Africa where they spend their winters, making a round-trip of at least 22,000 km every year, travelling between their breeding and wintering grounds. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar

GUWAHATI

The Assam government on Friday (November 6, 2026) banned drone operations within and around identified Amur falcon congregation sites.