Flipkart Will Deliver By Drone To Telangana, Parteners With Govt To Facilitate Vaccines, Medical Supplies

• ByStartupStory     |    June 12, 2021

Flipkart will deliver by drone to Telangana, under the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ for the delivery of medical supplies in remote areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecommerce giant Flipkart announced partnership with Telangana government. technologies developed by Flipkart such as geo-mapping, routing of shipments, and track and trace of location will be used which will further facilitate to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) deliveries in remote areas of the state,

Rajneesh Kumar, Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Flipkart said, about the new initiative of  Flipkart will deliver by drone to Telangana, “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 well-being of the masses.”

“Telangana has been a pioneer in using technology for improving the lives of the citizens. 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,” Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (IT and I&C), Government of Telangana said, regarding Flipkart will deliver by drone to Telangana.

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