TNPSC Thervupettagam

The first drone station

December 8 , 2022 590 days 462 0
  • The air delivery of 1.5 kg of medicines to a remote location marked the unveiling of India’s first drone station for transporting drugs in Meghalaya.
  • The drone, a certiplane X3 designed by a start-up, took 36 minutes to deliver the payload.
  • Jengjal, 32 km from Tura, Meghalaya’s largest urban centre after capital Shillong, was chosen as a strategic drone station for drug delivery.
  • It is almost 2 hours less than the time taken by a semblance of a road.
  • This drone has a capacity of flying with a payload of up to 4 kg.

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