TechEagle, a leading drone delivery startup that provides world-class end-to-end drone delivery solutions, performed the world’s first vaccine delivery for Animal Husbandry in Arunachal Pradesh today.
TechEagle collaborated with the Animal Husbandry department and EY to strengthen the animal healthcare ecosystem by providing rapid and safe delivery of healthcare-related items, beginning in Lower Dibang valley.
The startup’s cutting-edge drone delivery technology ensured the consistent and dependable distribution of life-saving drugs, vaccines, and blood samples for animals in remote locations.
“It is a historic event as drone technology has not been used before to deliver life-saving animal drugs and medicines in the Veterinary sector. He stated that the success of the experimental launch at the field level has paved the way for the further use of this technology in the sectors of Agriculture, Horticulture etc.” said Shri Tage Taki, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of Arunachal Pradesh.
Upamanyu Basu, Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy, emphasised that the time between diagnosis and treatment should be as short as possible, whether for a human or an animal, and that the experimental delivery of vaccines for FMD and other diseases should alleviate farmers’ concerns. He also stated that the GOI is in the process of developing many more technologies which will aid the farmers in their work.
Anshu Abhishek, COO & Co-Founder of TechEagle, commented on the announcement, saying, Animal husbandry is an important economic sector and rearing of livestock directly influences the socio-economic condition of Arunachal Pradesh. Therefore, it becomes necessary to ensure the good health of the livestock even in far-to-reach areas. We are delighted to have collaborated with the Animal husbandry department to empower the farmers and create a robust infrastructure through unprecedented drone delivery systems.”
“We are glad that Govts are adopting indigenously developed Drone technology by TechEagle to transform the healthcare & supply chain for humans and animals. This inspires startups like us to develop advanced technologies in India for the world.” said Vikram Singh, Founder and CEO of TechEagle.
Er. Tage Taki, Arunachal Pradesh’s Minister of Agriculture, officially launched the project. The flight took off from Roing to Paglam, covering a distance of 29 kilometres in just 20 minutes using TechEagle’s Drone. The road distance from Roing to Paglam appears to be 120 km, which takes approximately 4 hours to complete. The indigenously developed Hybrid Drone-Vertiplane X3 from TechEagle delivered vaccines 12 times faster than ground transportation.
TechEagle used its made-in-India Vertiplane X3 Hybrid e-VTOL Drone. It is India’s fastest and longest-range hybrid e-VTOL drone, capable of flying at a top speed of 120 kmph for 100 kilometres on a single charge. It takes off vertically like a helicopter and automatically converts to fixed-wing (i.e. passenger aircraft) mode to travel longer distances faster, and when it arrives at the delivery locations, it converts back to helicopter mode to land in a very small area of 5m*5m. The in-house developed drone can operate in a wide range of environments and terrains.
TechEagle’s drones can transport objects weighing up to 3 kg. Furthermore, it will assist the Animal Husbandry department in establishing hubs across the states to strengthen the transportation system of these medical necessities.
TechEagle is a drone delivery pioneer and market leader. It enables businesses all over the world to transport any necessary item. The company has reached several business milestones in a short period of time. In 2018, the company began the world’s first tea delivery by drone in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Furthermore, it has completed Asia’s first cold chain vaccine delivery by drones in the state of Telangana in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Medicine from the Sky Project. Furthermore, it has carried out drone deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines and medicines in difficult-to-reach areas of Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, as well as India Post’s Longest Parcel Delivery with Drones.