Telangana becomes first State to deliver medicinal BVLOS payload
The Hindu
Project is a collaboration of TS, World Economic Forum, HealthNet Global and NITI Ayog
Telangana on Saturday became first State in the country to embark on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) flights to deliver a payload comprising vaccines, with the launch of Medicine from the Sky project in Vikarabad. The project, which seeks to deliver medicine, vaccines, and units of blood to remote, rural areas by means of drones, is a collaboration of the Telangana government, World Economic Forum, HealthNet Global and NITI Ayog. Eight consortia are part of the project, out of which three – Hepicopter, comprising Marut Drones and Public Health Foundation of India, Blue Dart Med Express, comprising Blue Dart and Skye Air, and Curis Fly, comprising TechEagle, launched their drones on Saturday. The payload was delivered from the Vikarabad police Parade Ground to a government healthcare facility around three kilometres away.More Related News