In a first, Indian Immunologicals, along with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India; Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, and drone service provider came together for the maiden drone flight from Roing to Paghlam in Arunachal Pradesh for transporting animal vaccines, a statement from Indian Immunologicals notified yesterday.
Drone delivery of vaccines is expected to not only reach remote difficult terrains faster, but also help in providing critical vaccines on time for the protection of livestock from several diseases, said the statement.
Further, according to the statement, Tage Taki, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Government of Arunachal Pradesh; Upamanyu Basu, Joint Secretary (LH), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India; Sujit Nayak, Joint Commissioner (LH), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, were present during the occasion.