Drones Developed By IIT Guwahati Start-Up Lab To Perform At Republic Day In Assam

The drones developed at this lab have been successfully providing solutions in several domains such as disaster management, agriculture, survey and mapping.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati's drone start-up, Drones Tech Lab, will perform a drone show at this years Republic Day event to be held in Assam's Kamrup. The show will be a first of its kind in the north-east region.

The drones developed at this lab have been successfully providing solutions in several domains such as disaster management, agriculture, survey and mapping.

IIT Guwahati director TG Sitharam said that since the inauguration of the Drone Centre at IIT Guwahati, the drones developed there have been used for faster data collection in several projects like land survey, river mapping, agriculture, healthcare and disaster management.

IIT Guwahati will maximize its efforts to provide drone-based services to the state and the region. The drone show at Republic Day will help in publicising this technology for the benefit of the masses, Mr Sitharam said.