In Madhya Pradesh, India’s cleanest city- Indore has deploy drones to sanitize city areas against the coronavirus outbreak by sprinkle chemicals. Indore could be the first city in India to attempt to fight off the virus scare this way.
The Indore Municipal Corporation has hired two drones for that purpose.The state has reported six cases till now, five in Jabalpur and one in Bhopal. Test report of 12 patients is awaited. AIR correspodent reports that it is a first-of-its kind attempt by which crowded areas are sanitizing with the help of drones. Vegetables markets and streets of the Indore are being sprayed with sodium hypochlorite and bio-clean.
The spraying is already started at Choithram mandi and some other places. These drones take off with 16 litres of chemicals in each flight and return after 30 minutes having sprayed chemicals in an area spanning 8-10km. An official informed that special care is being taken to ensure the spray doesn’t harm citizens.
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