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August 20, 2013 05:50 pm GMT
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Indian Startup Uses Drones To Drop Aid In Flood-Ravaged Areas
Drones don't have the best reputation on the subcontinent and in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, sandwiched between war-torn countries of Pakistan, Kashmir, and Nepal, villagers no doubt harbour suspicions of the remote-controlled flying beasts. However, local startup Social Drones is using its home-grown arsenal of bi, quad, and octo copters for good, surveying the effects of a recent natural disaster which claimed 580 lives, and planning to courier medicines and foods to isolated victims.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ecAG7teZRZ8/
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