Garuda Aerospace drones to support Turkey Earthquake Rescue and Relief Efforts

• ByStartup Story Team     |    February 9, 2023

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Garuda Aerospace has been asked by NDRF to provide their DGCA-approved drones for disaster management operations in order to assist with the ongoing relief and rescue efforts in Turkey, where thousands have died and thousands more are still missing. A customised Kisan Drone with payloads that will aid convey emergency medications, supplies, and food for victims will be used by Garuda Aerospace along with their Droni Drone for surveillance in the most impacted areas to spot where victims might be buried under rubble piles.

Garuda Aerospace’s founder and CEO, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, stated that the company has always responded quickly to emergencies and made a significant impact by using drones. Garuda Aerospace is using drones in support of ongoing rescue and relief efforts in Turkey due to the present circumstances there. I’m honoured to help the NDRF in times of need as an Indian citizen.

Garuda Aerospace previously sent drones to the Chamoli glacier burst in Uttarakhand for rescue and relief efforts and significantly contributed to the locust control effort in Rajasthan. Garuda Aerospace and Swiggy collaborated to deploy emergency drones to send drugs and immunisations to hospitals during the pandemic. A mountaineer was assisted in rappelling down a slope by Garuda drones, and a person was saved.

Regarding Garuda Aerospace

Garuda Aerospace is a pioneering drone technology startup in India with a focus on upending two important, multi-billion dollar industries: Precision Agri Tech and Industry 4.0 upgrade. Garuda Aerospace is asset-light, recession-proof, and agnostic, and it focuses on deploying drones to replace agricultural labourers. It specialises in the design, construction, and personalization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). With over 400 drones and 500 pilots working in 84 cities, Garuda, which was founded in 2015 with a team of five, has grown to be a 200+ member team. Garuda Aerospace produces 50 different service types in addition to 30 different types of drones. With over 750 clients served, including TATA, Godrej, Adani, Reliance, Swiggy, Flipkart, Delhivery, L&T, Survey of India, SAIL, NTPC, IOCL, Smart cities, Intel, Amazon, Wipro,

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