Here's how drones are helping India fight the coronavirus pandemic:
Drones are being used for such tasks as dropping off medical supplies and personal protective gear to healthcare workers to spraying disinfectant over public spaces like airports, railway stations and parks. Drones fitted with thermal scanners can even identify potential virus carriers in a crowd.
As per Shah’s estimates, India has about 50 drone manufacturers, 200 drone service organizations and nearly 5,000 drone pilots, currently operating in the commercial sector. The Indian drone industry is projected to touch nearly $900 million by 2021, according to aThere are roughly 200,000 recreational and commercial drones in the country, each costing anywhere from Rs. 200,000 to Rs. 20 million depending on size and functionality.
has deployed its fleet of 52 drones for disinfecting locations, such as hospitals, bus stands, market places and government offices. Marut’s drones are also being used for making public announcements and the surveillance of quarantined zones in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Prem Kumar Vislawath, Marut’s cofounder says, “We firmly believe that technology and ingenuity can help to fight and defeat this viral attack.
This meant, for example, that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation , the country’s aviation regulator, had to makeBut the rising popularity of drones is fast forwarding the regulatory process.covering permits, licensing and maintenance, inviting public comments. The ministry will review the public comments and finalize what will then become UAS Rules under the Aircraft Act of 1934.
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