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Govt Has Selected 7 Companies To Test Drone Based Deliveries

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Govt Has Selected 7 Companies To Test Drone Based Deliveries


Many tech- delivery companies are now focusing on drone based delivery system and want to use this system in India. Now Govt has selected Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo and 4 other companies to test the drone-based deliveries.

The world might their first public drone-delivery four months ago, but India is taking baby step towards the same.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has selected 7 firms out of 34 applicants which are food and delivery companies Zomato, Swiggy and Dunzo, medical delivery providers Zipline and Redwing, and large enterprise like Tata Advanced Systems and Honeywell. It has rejected 27 applicants because of incomplete information.
Zipline and Redwig said that they are waiting for the approvals from the DGCA which has not made these details public yet. The person quoted that “ we’re hoping that they will grant us approvals in the next month, which will allow us to begin work on setting up our solutions and hopefully begin flying by January next year “.
A sub-committee has formed for the expediting the approvals and the process might take longer than expected for final endorsements.
Zipline and Redwig has partnered with the state government of Uttarakhand and Maharashtra, along with other technical partners, to supply drugs, vaccines, and blood packets to remote areas. The DGCA has approved experiment will be the commercial launch of vehicles. As per Digital Sky policy that metropolitan areas are no fly zones.
Earlier in June, Zomato has conducted a delivery experiment using a hybrid drone. It was able to carry payload of 5Kgs in a distance of 5Km, in about 10 minutes, with a peak speed of 80kmph.

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