‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative launched in Telangana for delivery of medicines, vaccine via drone

Telangana government has launched the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative in partnership with World Economic Forum, Niti Aayog, and HealthNet Global. Under this project, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights will be used for delivery of vaccines and drugs using the identified airspace of the Vikarabad district.“Through Medicine from the Sky, Telangana became the first state to pilot Beyond Visual Range of Sight drone delivery of vaccines and essentials’’ said IT minister KT Rama Rao.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiradtiya Scindia has launched an initiative named ‘Medicine from the Sky’ in Telangana under which drugs and vaccines will be delivered using drones. 

The initiative has been launched by Telangana Government in partnership with the World Economic Forum, NITI Aayog, and HealthNet Global (Apollo Hospitals).