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New Delhi, Nov 27: Domestic start-up TechEagle on Friday said that it delivered life-saving drugs successfully to a 25km distance in less than 25 minutes in Meghalaya via its hybrid e-VTOL drone.
The startup said it has partnered with the Meghalaya government and Smart Village Movement (SVM) to carry out drone delivery of life-saving medicines. The project aims to digitalise the healthcare supply chain by connecting district hospitals to Primary Health Centre (PHC)/Community Health Centres (CHCs).
"Aerial routes are the best possible way to access hard-to-reach places in hilly terrains of northeast. Today, we are proud of the fact that TechEagle's made in India Hybrid e-VTOL is solving grassroot problems faced by citizens living in the remote areas," TechEagle founder and CEO Vikram Singh Meena said in a statement.
"We have reduced delivery time from 4 hours to 25 minutes. e-VTOL drone technology is going to leave a huge impact to enable better healthcare in the remotest parts of the world," he added.
Drone cruised a complete aerial distance of 25km at 90kmph speed to reach Maweit PHC from Nongstoin District Hospital in Meghalaya.
The start-up said its state-of-the-art drone delivery technology ensures consistent, safe and reliable distribution of life-saving drugs (medicines, vaccines, blood and other medical essentials) in several parts of the state with the reverse logistics of samples for quick diagnosis.