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- Maharashtra government has decided to set up the Maharashtra Drone Mission (MDM) for the use of drone technology.
- A five-year implementation plan has been prepared by a team of experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay.
- The drone mission will be headquartered at IIT-B. It will turn Maharashtra into a global drone hub.
- The IIT-B report envisaged the use of drones for the delivery of medicines in an emergency as well as vaccines to remote areas.
- As per the report, drones will be used for surveillance and traffic management.
- The state government notified that the use of drones would be done under the Centre’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RCA) operation guidelines.
- Six regional centres and 12 district-level centres across the state will be also established.
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