Bengaluru-based shipping start-up Dunzo is gearing up to examine deliveries of medications and Covid vaccine using drones.
The Google-backed startup is part of this’Medication in the Sky’ initiative by Telangana government and the World Economic Forum.
Dunzo failed to disclose some tentative deadline to if drone deliveries of medications will begin in Telangana since the startup is anticipating regulatory approvals.
“This job is just one of the very first such applications in the country at which several drones will fly BVLOS to set up their value proposal for the health care supply chain.
The vision will be to guarantee health equity for rural locations,” said Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, chief secretary, ITE&C division, Government of Telangana.
Dunzo will soon be preparing its own drone-based logistics with its current delivery system in Telangana.
The’Medication in the Sky’ initiative is geared toward cutting edge delivery times along with attaining far-flung regions of the country easily.
In terms of drone deliveries, the government passed a couple of tips for flying drones at India within their Digital Sky initiative.
There is a Array of approval That’s required for drone deliveries Including permissions in Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Indian Air Force, Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing, DoT, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Airport Authority of India along with also the local police division.
Each drone flying lawfully in the skies ought to have a UIN, a special identification number issued by DGCA except for Nano drones weighing over 250 grams.