The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted permission to the Indian Council of Medical Research to study the use of drones for the distribution of the corona vaccine.
In India, from May 1, the government has said that people over the age of 18 can be vaccinated against the coronavirus infection. Thus, the demand for the vaccine is expected to increase across the country. India is a vast country with people living in different landscape including remote hills. In light of this situation, the government seems to be considering whether it is possible to use drones for the delivery and distribution of the vaccine. In turn, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has given permission to the ICMR to study the distribution of vaccines by drone. The ICMR is partnering with IIT-Kanpur for the project.
Already, four cities in Uttarakhand, including Dehradun and Haridwar, have been given permission to use drones to collect information on immovable property. Similarly, the West Central Railway has approved the use of drones to identify areas that are prone to train accident and survey and identify railway assets.
In Ghana, a delivery service named Zipline has been using drones to give Covid-19 vaccines to people living in remote areas.
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