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Drones : Beneficial for Humanity

The goal of Prime Minister of at least 25 kg over a distance
Narendra Modi is to make India of 40-50 km. The second model,
a world Guru in every field, Adarna, can carry a payload of
and drone technology is also 8-10 kg over a distance of 120
included in this vision. Most of the km. Their advantage is that,
use of drones, today, is in the field for example, the distance from
of agriculture, police surveillance Dehradun to Uttarkashi is about
and military, delivery service, and 7 hours, by road. So if one travels
healthcare. And even though the to and fro, it will take 14-15 hours,
use of drones in India is recent, but sending any goods through
India's drone market is growing this route by drone will take
very fast compared to many only 40 minutes. For this, we are
countries. Among the many working with many big pharma
startups boosting the country’s and e-commerce companies in
drone technology, TSAW Drones India.”
is one of the leading drone He further said, “Earlier,
logistics service providers in helicopters were used to deliver
India offering last-mile delivery relief items to flood-affected
using their drones. areas, but now the same things
Our Doordarshan team can be delivered by drones on
talked to Kishan Tiwari, the time. Even life-saving help can
founder, and CEO of TSAW be sent by drones to save people.
drones. Along with this, the facility of
“As our Prime Minister says, blood sample collection and
the drone is a mixture of all delivery from hilly areas has also
technologies which are going to increased with the introduction
be very beneficial for humanity. of drones. And many such
Drones are being used well in benefits will be available to
many areas. We have two types people in the future with the help
of drones—one is the Maruthi of drones.”
model which can carry a payload

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