T’gana delivers medicines via drones, creates history
Swati.Rathor@timesgroup.com
Vikarabad (Telangana):12.09.2021
Around 75km from Hyderabad, the clear blue skies of Vikarabad witnessed a historic moment on Saturday as drones buzzed around ferrying precious medical cargo as part of the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project.
In a first for the country, drones commenced the delivery of life-saving medical supplies, including Covid-19 vaccines, beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) range, that is over a distance of 500 metres, in the district.
‘Medicine from the Sky’ is a joint initiative of the Telangana government, World Economic Forum, Niti Aayog, and HealthNet Global (Apollo Hospitals), as part of which eight consortia have been selected to undertake BVLOS flights for delivery of medical essentials to remote areas.
On Saturday, Bluedart Med Express Consortium, Hepicopter Consortium, and CurisFly Consortium demonstrated drone flights. Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Telangana IT & industries minister KT Rama Rao and Telangana education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy were part of the audience.
Scindia pointed out that as part of the Digital Sky platform, drone players would be able to avail single window clearance at the click of a button. The platform will have interactive maps that will sport green (free to fly for drones), yellow (require permission) and red (prohibited) zones making it easier for drone players to chart out their trajectory.
Full report on www.toi.in
‘MEDICINE FROM THE SKY’
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