Frozen vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Representational picture)
Flipkart on Friday stated it has partnered with Telangana authorities to lead a consortium tasked with the event and execution of the drone deliveries of medical supplies to distant areas beneath the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ venture.
As a part of the consortium, Walmart-owned Flipkart will deploy drones and allow deliveries of vaccines and medical supplies.
These efforts shall be complemented with applied sciences similar to geo mapping, routing of shipments and observe and hint of location and so forth, developed by Flipkart over time in serving thousands and thousands of consumers throughout the nation, an announcement stated.
A mixture of those applied sciences will then be used to conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) deliveries in distant areas of the state the place the street infrastructure will not be conducive for quick delivery of vaccines, it added.
The pilot, which is anticipated to be performed for over six days, shall be examined out for delivering 1000’s of vaccines whereas holding in thoughts all the security and effectivity parameters, the assertion stated.
“The COVID-19 crisis has pushed the envelope in the rapid development of scalable and robust technologies and the Medicines from the Sky project is a testament to that. It is a decisive step in making use of cutting-edge technologies for the safety and wellbeing of the masses,” Flipkart Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Rajneesh Kumar stated.
He added that Flipkart is proud to associate with the Telangana authorities in main the consortium by utilising its nuanced understanding of provide chain and applied sciences governing automated motion of shipments in fulfilling the dire wants of residents throughout the state.
The ‘Medicines from the Sky’ is a venture conceived by the World Economic Forum and Healthnet Global Limited that outlines the necessities for drone delivery and the way to assess proposals.
The Telangana authorities has adopted this framework to implement drones for last-mile delivery and can combine them into the state’s healthcare provide chain.
“This pilot will set the premise for the utilisation of drone methods in offering healthcare and product delivery in distant areas and even throughout disasters,” he stated.
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (IT and I&C), Government of Telangana stated the state has been a pioneer in utilizing know-how for enhancing the lives of the residents.
“Using drones to ship healthcare supplies to individuals in distant and inaccessible areas is a one-of-a-kind initiative ever undertaken in our nation and we’re completely happy to lead this initiative in collaboration with companions similar to Flipkart. This will go a good distance in testing best-in-class know-how options to tide over future crises,” he added.
