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Drones being used to deliver aid, perform reconnaissance and help with rescue operations
With roads and bridges destroyed and helicopters busy with search and rescue operations after last month's devastating floods, Nepal's army is turning to drones to deliver relief to displaced people.
"Most of our helicopters are busy with rescue operations. There is no other way to send food, essentials, medicine and fuel, except for drones, which are the best option to utilize, and we should prioritize them more," said Santosh Budhathoki, a contract drone pilot for the Nepal army.
The army is now making around 10 to 16 aid deliveries a day with a fleet of four DJI FlyCart 100 drones, all donated from China as part of a recent aid package.
"We’ve been operating back and forth early in the morning. So yes, it is quite hectic, because we need to have this thing right now," said Milan Pandey, of the drone-operating company Airlift Technology.
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- Drones being used to deliver aid, perform reconnaissance and help with rescue operations
- With roads and bridges destroyed and helicopters busy with search and rescue operations after last month's devastating floods, Nepal's army is turning to drones to deliver relief to displaced people.
- "Most of our helicopters are busy with rescue operations. There is no other way to send food, essentials, medicine and fuel, except for drones, which are the best option to utilize, and we should prioritize them more," said Santosh Budh
- The army is now making around 10 to 16 aid deliveries a day with a fleet of four DJI FlyCart 100 drones, all donated from China as part of a recent aid package.
- "We’ve been operating back and forth early in the morning. So yes, it is quite hectic, because we need to have this thing right now," said Milan Pandey, of the drone-operating company Airlift Technology.