New Delhi: Flipkart is all set to begin the pilot for the delivery of vaccines and medical supplies in distant areas of Telangana with the assistance of a drone. The Walmart-owned ecommerce agency On Friday (June 11) mentioned that it has partnered with the Telangana authorities to lead a consortium tasked with the event and execution of the drone deliveries of medical supplies beneath the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ challenge, in accordance to a PTI report.
The firm will deploy applied sciences corresponding to geo-mapping, routing of shipments and observe and hint of location, amongst others for easily operating the operation. The expertise has been developed by Flipkart, and it’ll be used to serve its hundreds of thousands of clients in India. Also Read: Government nod to permission-compliant drone operations in 166 extra inexperienced zones
A mix of these applied sciences will then be used to conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) deliveries in distant areas of the state the place the highway infrastructure just isn’t conducive for quick delivery of vaccines, an announcement by Flipkart mentioned.
“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 mentioned.
The pilot is predicted to be performed for over six days. Thousands of deliveries of vaccines will probably be carried out as half of the pilot. Flipkart mentioned that it’ll bear in mind all the security and effectivity parameters.
World Economic Forum and Healthnet Global Limited had ideated the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ challenge. They have additionally outlined the necessities for drone delivery and the way to assess proposals. “This pilot will set the premise for the utilisation of drone systems in providing healthcare and product delivery in remote areas and even during disasters,” Kumar said. Also Read: Swamitva Scheme: Over 500 high-resolution drones to map 6 lakh villages in nation
