It took the made-in-India drone 15 minutes to cover an aerial distance of 15km. The road distance between these locations is 26km
India became South Asia’s first in transporting the Covid-19 vaccines through drones after transporting the vaccines in from the Bishnupur district hospital to the primary healthcare centre at Loktak lake, Karang Island, in Manipur.
It took the made-in-India drone 15 minutes to cover an aerial distance of 15km. The road distance between these locations is 26km.
“Drones can be used in delivering important life-saving medicines and collecting blood samples in critical situations and in tough geographical areas,” said Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
Under the current vaccine delivery programme, drone-based delivery has been allowed in Manipur, Nagaland, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Launching the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone), the minister said it was the first time that a made-in-India drone was used in South Asia to transport the Covid-19 vaccine.
The i-Drone was designed to meet the challenge of vaccine delivery in difficult and remote areas of the country.
Under the current vaccine delivery programme, drone-based delivery has been allowed in Manipur, Nagaland, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
“India is home to geographical diversities and drones can be used to deliver essentials to the last mile … This technology may prove a game changer in addressing the challenges in health care delivery, particularly health supplies in difficult areas,” the minister said.
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