No Drones Over Nashik for the Flag Hoisting: City Police and District Orders Ban Drones, Paragliders and Hot-Air Balloons Up to Midnight on 31 October
Two separate orders issued on 28 October ban drones over Nashik during the Simhastha flag hoisting, according to Prahaar and Vegvan Maharashtra. Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik has declared the whole Nashik Police Commissionerate area a no-drone-fly zone until midnight on 31 October, covering drones, drone photography, paragliders, paramotors, hot-air balloons and microlights. Additional District Magistrate Rohitkumar Rajput has made the Nashik rural district a no-drone and no-paragliding zone on 30 and 31 October. Flying needs prior permission, and violators face action under the law.
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If you were planning drone shots of the Gram Pradakshina, the flag hoisting or the Goda Aarti, leave the drone at home. REPORTED: the details below are from Prahaar and Vegvan Maharashtra (28 October), which quote both orders. We have not seen the order documents themselves.
Nashik city: no-drone-fly zone
- Who ordered it: Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik, under section 37(1)(c) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
- Where: the entire Nashik Police Commissionerate area, declared a restricted area for security.
- When: Prahaar quotes the order as running from 12:01 AM on 29 October 2026 to 12 midnight on 31 October 2026.
- What is banned: flying drones, taking photos or video by drone, and using paragliders, paramotors, hot-air balloons, microlight aircraft and similar flying devices, unless the Police Commissioner has given prior permission.
- Why: the order cites the possible threat of drone attacks at Ramkund, the Godaghat area and the Devmamledar temple, and drone attacks seen internationally.
- Penalty: action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Aircraft Act, 1934 and other laws, through the local police station.
Nashik rural district: no-drone and no-paragliding zone
- Who ordered it: Additional District Magistrate Rohitkumar Rajput.
- Where: the area under the Nashik rural police, which takes in Trimbakeshwar.
- When: 30 and 31 October 2026.
- What is banned: drone flights and paragliding without prior permission from the competent authority. Violators face strict legal action.
What this means for you
- Photographers, YouTubers and wedding videographers: do not fly anywhere in Nashik city or the rural district on these dates without written permission.
- The ban sits on top of the road closures and no-vehicle zones already announced. See our traffic and parking notice story and the 31 October Ramkund crowd plan.
- For the full programme and live updates, see the Dhwajarohan 2026 hub.
