Pest - Paddy Blast Detection
Brown spot + temp rise = blast early
Mission briefing
Pest - Paddy Blast Detection sits in the growth-scout stage of the crop cycle. It runs on a m3m + m30t carrying rgb + ms + thermal fusion, and in Bihar the window is after 40 das at a frequency of weekly. Expect roughly 150ha/hr per sortie, and stand the drone down outside the same as ndvi envelope — flying past it wastes chemical and risks drift onto neighbouring plots. Readings are interpreted through RGB color + Thermal, so the payload has to output those bands rather than plain RGB. Brown spot + temp rise = blast early On a medium-difficulty mission like this, the cost driver is not the drone — it is the number of return trips and the pilot hours around them, which is what the payback maths on the economics page turns on.
What you need
- Payload
- RGB + MS + Thermal fusion
- Drone class
- M3M + M30T
- Vegetation indices
- RGB color + Thermal
When to fly (Bihar)
- Timing
- After 40 DAS
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Coverage
- 150ha/hr
- Weather envelope
- Same as NDVI
What this pass costs to buy in
Custom-hire rates operators actually charge for scouting work. Use these as the benchmark before you decide whether to own a drone or hire one for pest - paddy blast detection.
| State | Job | ₹/acre | ₹/ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar | NDVI Scout | ₹150 | ₹370 |
Before you fly this mission
- DGCA rules for agricultural flying →
Green-zone limits, 120 m ceiling and the paperwork a spray sortie needs.
- Kisan Drone subsidy 2026 →
Up to 100% support for FPOs and CHCs buying the drone that runs this pass.
- Agri drone price list India →
What the machines capable of this mission cost, ex-showroom.
- Pilot licence cost & RPTO list →
You cannot fly this commercially without a DGCA remote pilot certificate.