Google-backed Dunzo to pilot drone delivery of medicines in India

The impetus will be on enabling emergency medical deliveries which could include Covid-19 vaccines under the "Medicine from the Sky Project"

Google-backed delivery and e-commerce firm Dunzo Digital is leading a Med-Air consortium along with industry experts to conduct experimental BVLOS (Below Visual Line of Sight) drone delivery flights for the 'Medicine from the Sky Project'. The aim is to help improve access to healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The project aims to serve different districts in the state of Telangana for medical supplies. The program launched by the Government of Telangana and the World Economic Forum aims to create a large-scale impact and help to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. The drone delivery system will focus on an