Delhi: In a first, drones deliver blood bags, ICMR plans to implement it across India

First time in India, drones transported blood bags in Delhi. It was a historic step by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Named 'i-DRONE', it was first used during the Covid-19 pandemic by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the distribution of vaccines to remote areas. Director general of ICMR, Dr Rajiv Bahl said, 'Today, we are transporting blood and blood-related products, which are supposed to be kept at a low temperature. After the experiment, we found that not only can we maintain the temperature, but there was also no damage to the products transported. We sent another sample through an ambulance and if there are no differences in the samples sent using the two modes, then this drone will be used all over India.'