Street View imagery displays a panoramic view built with stitched images. If Google Street view imagery is allowed, terrorists may use it for recce of defence and intelligence establishments as well as important government buildings.Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju said issues related to internet-based apps would be resolved once the proposed Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016 comes into force.Google wanted to cover most of India through Google Street View. It was launched in 2007 in several US cities, and has since expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide. A formal proposal had been submitted in July last year. In January this year, terrorists from Jaish-e-Mohammed managed to sneak into the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot, Punjab, and almost reached the site where tactical assets, planes and helicopters were parked.

Source: Times of India June 09, 2016 21:21 UTC