Swiggy, Zomato, Dunzo Get Permission to Test Drone Deliveries in India

Jun. 4, 2020

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given the green signal toDunzo,SwiggyandZomato, alongside a number of other consortia, to begin testing drone deliveries in India. The companies have reportedly received permission to test fly ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ drones in select regions in India. The tests will see drones carry payloads or survey vast areas, and will begin in the first week of July.

Throttle Aerospace received the approval in March along with Dunzo, and said that it plans around 120 hours of flight time in the outskirts of Bengaluru.“We will start flying from the first week of July and plan to clock around 120 hours of flights in two and a half months”, said Nagendran Kandasamy, Founder, Throttle Aerospace. According to him, the company’s original plans were to begin the trial sooner. However, the plans changed due to the pandemic and lockdowns.

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