Friday, 24 March, 2023

Telangana to deliver COVID jabs using drones on experimental basis 

<p>Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed the Telangana govt to deliver COVID-19 vaccines using drones on an experimental basis. DGCA has granted the state a conditional exemption from the UAS Rules, 2021 for a period of one year to conduct &ldquo;experimental delivery of vaccines using drones within visual line of sight (VLOS) range.&rdquo; VLOS is considered to be a distance of just 450 mt in conditions when minimum ground visibility is 5 km.</p>