Telangana To Use Drones For COVID Vaccine Delivery Apr 30, 2021, 15:58 IST
Telangana has been granted permission to use drones for vaccine delivery
This exemption will be in effect for one year or until further orders are issued
Hyderabad: The Telangana government was granted permission by the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday (April 30th) to use drones for experimental vaccine distribution within visual line of sight.
The ministry s statement does not specify which vaccine will be used in this trial delivery.
The ministry announced on Twitter that the Telangana government has been granted conditional exemption from the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, for conducting experimental delivery of vaccines using drones within the visual line of sight range.
Telangana to conduct Medicine from Sky trials for 24 days
By IANS |
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Fri, Apr 30 2021 20:42 IST |
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Garuda drones to sanitise Bengaluru hospitals, public buildings. Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, April 30 : The Telangana government, which on Friday received permission from the Civil Aviation Ministry to use drones for experimental delivery of vaccines within the visual line of sight, will undertake Medicine from the Sky programme in the state s Vikarabad district for 24 days.
Eight selected consortia would be divided into four batches of two each, and each batch would perform the sorties for 6 days. A week to conduct on-ground recce would also be given to all consortia before the start of the programme.
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