Prasagraj: Inspired by the episode of Ramayan about how Lord Hanuman flying and getting ‘Sanjeevani Buti’ which is very important to save Lord Laxman’s life during the epic battle between Lord Ram and Rahwana, two Motilal Alumni Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, have designed Drones are made specifically for drugs that save life and blood bags to medical centers located in remote villages and cities in the country, starting with Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
“Named after ‘Maruthi 2.0’, the Hexa-rotor drone can fly for 45 minutes with a stretch and can carry a charge from 5kg to 20kg and fly for 40 km to 18 km (one direction and depending on the load) in one flight,” said Kishan Tiwari (24), who along with Senior Rimanshu Pandey (27), has launched a startup.
Startup, Technology at Space and Aero Works (TSAW) Drone, registered with Union Minister Corporate affairs in 2019 and has a head office in Gurugram, Haryana.
Kishan came from Deoria and his father Devta Sharan Tiwari was a lawyer at Bhatpar Rani.
His colleague Pandey came from Pilibhit and settled in Lucknow.
Speaking with Toi on the telephone, Tiwari said, “Startup recently wrote a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with only blood, a famous NGO based in New Delhi, to transport blood in remote villages and inaccessible from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to start with.
” Tiwari, who was the founder and CEO of Startup, wrote Mou, while Kiran Verma, the founder of only blood, awarded the name of the NGO.
“The plan is then to extend the services to these sites in other countries, including,” added Tiwari, 2019 Pass-Out from BTECH (Mechanical Engineering) from MNNIT.
Duo has also provided their assistance to the Telangana government and is in talks with Madhya Pradesh Personal players, who into the pathology business.
“We are trying to develop a drone that will cover a distance of 100km (one way), after that the entire Uttarakhand will be accessible from the state capital,” said Tiwari.
He said that the cost of around Rs 14 Lakh, each drone will make the delivery of important drugs and blood at an economical cost and also train individuals to help institutions that use this drone in these tasks.
Rimanshu Pandey, A 2015 BTECH (Civil Engineering) Pass-Out of Mnnit, handles this Drone Programming Section.
“Maruthi 2.0 is a Rotor-Hexa-sturdy drone.
After being programmed, it can fly itself to the destination, along the route mapped and make delivery up to 40 km to 18 km, and then after battery changes, return to the site of the origin of the flight using a 4G network or 5G.
It also has the ability to scan QR code and identify goals and then ship, everything yourself, “he explained.
In addition, the space used to bring drugs or blood maintain temperatures from 2 degrees to 7 degrees Celsius.
Prayagraj: MNNIT alumni design drones to provide drugs in remote areas
