Ahmedabad, July 26 (PTI) Amid floods caused by the recent torrential rains in Gujarat, a drone rescue team of a Mehsana-based startup helped carry out the evacuation of stranded people in Dholka of Ahmedabad district, joined by local administration, according to a release issued by the state government.
The water-logging had left several people stranded in various areas and schools. A drone rescue team of Mehsana-based startup Prime UAV left for the scene to help evacuate them, the release quoted its founder-CEO Pradeep Patel as saying.
It said that as rescue vehicles could not access flooded areas at some spots, a Prime UAV team, along with the local administration and relief personnel, reached the main points on tractors and boats. The drone
surveillance was carried out even in the pitch-dark of the night, enabling rescue operations.
The drones continuously monitored the situation and dropped food and water packets in special payload waterproof boxes. The material was safely delivered from the air to areas where boats or tractors could not reach directly, Patel said.
“Modern technology is used to save lives in times of disaster. As soon as we were informed that people were trapped in flood waters in Dholka, our team reached with drones and started relief operations,” he added.
Launched in Mehsana in 2019, Prime UAV is accredited by the Centre’s DPIIT. It provides customised drone products as per the needs of customers as well as services for surveillance, mapping and rescue operations.
Incessant rains battered south Gujarat on July 21 and 22, and covered several parts of the state during the next few days.
The Army has carried out rescue missions in flood-hit districts of south Gujarat, Ahmedabad, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, evacuating more than 790 stranded people from inundated and inaccessible areas, officials said earlier on Sunday. PTI KA NSK
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