AP As Global Drone Destination State Cabinet Approved the Drone Policy 2024 : డ్రోన్ పాలసీ 2024కు రాష్ట్ర క్యాబినెట్‌ ఆమోదం తెలిపింది. కర్నూలులోని ఓర్వకల్లులో ఏర్పాటు చేయనున్న డ్రోన్ సిటీలో 1000 కోట్ల రూపాయల పెట్టుబడులను ఆకర్షించేలా కార్యాచరణ చేపట్టింది. 15 వేల మందికి ప్రత్యక్షంగా, 25 వేలమందికి పరోక్షంగా ఉపాధి కల్పించేలా డ్రోన్ పాలసీ రూపొందించారు. వ్యవసాయ రంగంతో పాటు ఇతర అంశాల్లోనూ డ్రోన్ వినియోగంపై చర్యలు చేపడతామంటున్నపెట్టుబడులు, మౌలిక సదుపాయాల కల్పనశాఖ కార్యదర్శి సురేశ్‌ కుమార్‌తో మా ప్రతినిధి ధనుంజయ్‌ ముఖాముఖి.
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00:00Pratishtha Atmaka AP Drone Policy 2024
00:04was announced by the National Cabinet in May.
00:06To talk about this, we have with us
00:08Dr. Suresh Kumar from the Department of
00:10Pettibadlu and Moluk Sadupayala.
00:12Sir, regarding this drone policy,
00:14what did you try to do?
00:16What are the main aspects of the policy?
00:18Before this, drones were used
00:20only for agriculture or
00:22for entertainment or photography.
00:24More than that, it was used for defense purposes.
00:26Drone use for civilian applications
00:28was very less.
00:30Drone is not just a machine,
00:32along with that, technology,
00:34deep technology, artificial intelligence,
00:36machine learning, IOT
00:38technology, if these are integrated,
00:40this drone will become
00:42a very powerful, effective
00:44tool.
00:46Today, in the country,
00:48we do not have a drone,
00:50a comprehensive, integrated ecosystem
00:52in any state.
00:54It was done with the intention
00:56of improving the quality of life
00:58of the people.
01:00You are using it for agriculture
01:02at present.
01:04What are the other aspects
01:06of the policy?
01:08In this policy, we have
01:10placed 3 pillars.
01:12In the next 2 months,
01:14100 use cases will be used
01:16for spraying in agriculture.
01:18Similarly, medicine delivery
01:20is another use case.
01:22Land survey is another use case.
01:24Low and order maintenance
01:26is another use case.
01:28In this way, in the next 1-2 months,
01:30100 use cases will be used
01:32for drone technology applications.
01:34Minimum 100 cases,
01:36that is the number.
01:38The second thing we are going to do
01:40is a sandbox.
01:42A sandbox is a place
01:44where we can store data
01:46from different sources
01:48in the hands of stakeholders.
01:50So, anyone can use the data,
01:52research and develop a use case.
01:54The third thing is,
01:56after developing a use case,
01:58we have to prepare a proof of concept.
02:00For example,
02:02we have to identify
02:04the Ganja cultivation in the forest,
02:06map the Ganja cultivation
02:08and use a drone
02:10to control it.
02:12Today, we have to know
02:14what information is required,
02:16what technology is required,
02:18what type of drone is required.
02:20If a successful proof of concept
02:22is encouraged by the government
02:24of Andhra Pradesh
02:26and if the proof of concept
02:28is successful,
02:30we will support you
02:32and give you incentives
02:34to develop it commercially.
02:36It can be a start-up,
02:38existing companies,
02:40MSMEs,
02:42academic institutions.
02:44When the drone application increases,
02:46we need drone pilots.
02:48In the next 2-3 years,
02:50we need drone pilots
02:52from 20,000 to 30,000 people.
02:54We need institutes
02:56to train these pilots.
02:58Secondly,
03:00we need a drone manufacturing hub.
03:02We are planning to build
03:04a 300-acre drone city
03:06in Oravakkal, Karnool district.
03:08There will be
03:10common use facilities
03:12like an industrial park.
03:14To test the drone,
03:16we need to compare
03:18it with wind speed.
03:20A system called wind tunnel
03:22has been developed.
03:24Before taking the drone
03:26for DGC approval,
03:28it should fly in a controlled environment
03:30and be successful.
03:32It should be stable
03:34and not fall down.
03:36It should be safe.
03:38To test all this,
03:40we need a wind tunnel.
03:42Will you build these facilities
03:44in the drone city
03:46without the drone corporation?
03:50What are your expectations
03:52for the drone city
03:54by 2029?
03:58Our expectation is
04:00that there will be
04:02a capacity of 10 billion people.
04:04There will be direct employment
04:06for 15,000 people.
04:08There will be indirect employment
04:10for 25,000 people.
04:12Currently,
04:14drones are being used for agriculture.
04:16What are you going to do
04:18to increase this capacity?
04:20Do you have any policies?
04:22There is a program called
04:24Drone DD.
04:26It is a government of India program.
04:28For agricultural purposes,
04:30the government of India
04:32provides a subsidy of 8 lakh rupees
04:34and a loan of 3 lakh rupees.
04:36We have the right to introduce
04:38such schemes in our state.
04:40If we talk to the departments,
04:42we will know
04:44which department needs it.
04:46If we give incentives,
04:48whether it is a loan
04:50or a subsidy,
04:52if we feel that more people
04:54will use drones,
04:56we will definitely
04:58achieve that goal.
05:00How many startups
05:02have you contacted?
05:04How many have you contacted?
05:06As I said earlier,
05:08there are 100 people
05:10who are interested in this.