May 08, 2021, 13:50 IST
Telangana’s Medicine from the Sky Program: Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights approved for experimental drone delivery of vaccines
Hyderabad: The ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project was launched by the Hon’ble Minister K.T. Rama Rao during the Indian Economic Summit in late 2019. This initiative of the Government of Telangana is spearheaded by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the ITE&C Department in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The EoI that was released during Wings 2020, to invite participants for this study had received 16 applications, of which 7 would be undertaking flights in the Vikarabad District under this project.
Telangana also gets nod for BVLOS drone flights for vaccine delivery
By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 8th May 2021 9:26 am IST
Hyderabad: Telangana has secured conditional exemption from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of vaccines, an official statement said on Friday.
Exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021 has been granted as part of government’s constant endeavour to enhance the scope of drone usage in the country and assist the nation to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, a Civil Aviation Ministry statement said.
Telangana also gets nod for BVLOS drone flights for vaccine delivery
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Hyderabad, May 7 : Telangana has secured conditional exemption from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of vaccines, an official statement said on Friday.
Exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021 has been granted as part of government s constant endeavour to enhance the scope of drone usage in the country and assist the nation to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, a Civil Aviation Ministry statement said.
Vaccine delivery by drones set for takeoff
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Nod for using experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights
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Nod for using experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights
Telangana government project for using drones to deliver vaccines moved closer to takeoff with Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday granting conditional exemption from certain rules to undertake experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights.
“MoCA grants conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021 to government of Telangana for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of vaccines,” the Ministry tweeted.
Vikarabad has been identified for the project. A release from the office of IT and Industries Minister K. T. Rama Rao said the airspace in Vikarabad was already cleared by the Airports Authority of India. It is currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Subject to MHA clearances, the
Telangana to conduct Medicine from Sky trials for 24 days
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Fri, Apr 30 2021 20:42 IST |
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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.