‘Medicines from the Sky’: Flipkart to start out drone supply pilot for vaccines

New Delhi: E-commerce main Flipkart on Friday mentioned it has partnered with Telangana authorities to steer a consortium tasked with the event and execution of the drone deliveries of medical provides to distant areas below the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ challenge.

As a part of the consortium, Walmart-owned Flipkart will deploy drones and allow deliveries of vaccines and medical provides.

These efforts can be complemented with applied sciences corresponding to geo mapping, routing of shipments and observe and hint of location and so forth, developed by Flipkart through the years in serving thousands and thousands of consumers throughout the nation, a press release mentioned.

A mix 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 highway infrastructure will not be conducive for quick supply of vaccines, it added.

The pilot, which is predicted to be performed for over six days, can be examined out for delivering 1000’s of vaccines whereas maintaining in thoughts all the security and effectivity parameters, the assertion 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.

He added that Flipkart is proud to companion 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 challenge conceived by the World Economic Forum and Healthnet Global Limited that outlines the necessities for drone supply and assess proposals.

The Telangana authorities has adopted this framework to implement drones for last-mile supply and can combine them into the state’s healthcare provide chain.

“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,” he mentioned.

Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (IT and I&C), Government of Telangana mentioned the state has been a pioneer in utilizing know-how for enhancing the lives of the residents.

“Using drones to deliver healthcare supplies to people in remote and inaccessible areas is a one-of-a-kind initiative ever undertaken in our country and we are happy to lead this initiative in collaboration with partners such as Flipkart. This will go a long way in testing best-in-class technology solutions to tide over future crises,” he added.

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