Drone-enabled services in Himachal soon.

July 13, 2022

The Himachal Government and Skye Air signed an agreement to enable drone delivery within the state, which faces severe connectivity issues due to difficult terrain.
The agreement was formalised in the presence of Mukesh Repaswal, Managing Director, HPSEDC, and Anil Semwal, General Manager, HP State Electronics Development Corporation (HPSEDC), and Shrikant Sarda, co-founder and director (Govt Business), Skye Air Mobility.
The drone technology-based logistics firm has entered into an agreement with the HPSEDC to lend its support by offering payload as service throughout the state.
The empanelment of various drone service providers and companies is being carried out as part of the Project GARUD. Skye Air has been empaneled with the HPSEDC for the provision of drones as a service.
Skye Air will be using its most reliable UAV, Skye Ship One, to facilitate real-time deliveries. It has already undertaken two successful drone delivery projects in Himachal in the past.
It delivered vaccines and medicines over a distance of 12 km from Dharamsala to Tanda Medical College using its small category drone named Skye Ship One.
In February this year, the technology was used in Chamba district to connect six primary health centres and community health centres via multiple flights between points covering an aerial distance of 170 km throughout the trial.