New Delhi, NFAPost: The Department of Posts has for the first time delivered mail using a drone as part of a pilot project in Gujarat’s Kutch district, covering a distance of 46 km in 25 minutes.
As per the release issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), it took 25 minutes for the parcel to reach the destination located 46 km from the originating point.
The mail was sent by drone from Habay village in Bhuj taluka to Ner village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district by the postal department under the guidance of the Union Ministry of Communications.
“Keeping pace with modern technology, the Indian Postal Department has successfully tested for the first time in the country’s postal history a pilot project to deliver mail with the help of drone technology in Kutch district of Gujarat,” the PIB said.
As per the information shared on Twitter by Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan, it was a medical parcel.
Devusinh Chauhan in a tweet on Saturday said, “as the country celebrated the #DroneMahotsav2022, the Department of Posts successfully conducted a pilot test for delivery of parcels through drones in Kutch, Gujarat. The Drone successfully delivered the medicine parcel covering an aerial distance of 46 Km in 30 mins.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the ‘Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022’, the country’s biggest drone festival, where he said the use of drones will rise in sectors such as agriculture, sports, defence and disaster management.
