T’gana Govt gets nod to use drones for delivery of vaccines

The Civil Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday permitted the Telangana Government to use drones for experimental delivery of vaccines within the visual line of sight. The Ministry’s statement does not mention which particular vaccine will be part of this experimental delivery.

Drones in the country are allowed to be used within the visual range, and agencies have to seek special permission from the Civil Aviation Ministry for conducting trials beyond the visual line of sight.

The ministry on Twitter said it has granted conditional exemption to the Telangana government from the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, for “conducting experimental delivery of vaccines using drones within the visual line of sight range”.