Drones to scan beaches for violations

The Finance Ministry intends to investigate complaints regarding beach violations that are submitted to the MyCoast online application with the use of drones.

The inspections with drones began at the weekend on two beaches of Halkidiki (Pefkohori and Polychrono) in northern Greece after many complaints not only about huge excesses in the areas allocated for umbrella seats, but also about intimidating behavior by the managers of the leasing companies. Controls via satellite photos will follow from Rhodes and the Cyclades, with the aim of soon expanding to the whole country.

The images taken by the drones of Pefkohori and Polychrono beaches will be compared with the coordinates of the concessions to determine the extent of the violations.

"The two beaches were chosen because there was a very large number of complaints," said General Secretary of Public Property...