{"id":13609,"date":"2024-06-14T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13609"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:44:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:44:32","slug":"iit-guwahati-uses-drones-to-deliver-food-medicines-to-flood-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/iit-guwahati-uses-drones-to-deliver-food-medicines-to-flood-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"IIT Guwahati uses drones to deliver food, medicines to flood victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/indian-institute-of-technology\">Indian Institute of Technology<\/a>, Guwahati (IIT-G), has used drones to reach out to the people trapped in the floodwaters in <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> lower<u>Assam<\/u>, with relief. Rainwater rolling down from the Bhutan Hills has caused untold damage to this region this monsoon and left thousands of marooned villagers without food and shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The whole operation is being carried out by the Drones Tech Lab, a start-up atIITGuwahati, and students of the aeromodelling club of the institute with the help of the Kamrup <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/district-administration\">District Administration<\/a> since Friday. They have started the delivery of medicines and relief materials in Kamrup through drones as numerous villages in lower Assam, where IIT-G is located, have been cut off from the rest of the state for over a week now. Hundreds of people are still struggling for emergency needs.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last one week, IIT-G conducted surveys and mapping of flood-affected areas surrounding Balisatra Chariali, near Kendukona village, one of the worst flood-hit locations. IIT-G said <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> their drone technology will help in identifying stranded citizens during floods or other natural disasters such as <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/earthquakes\">Earthquakes<\/a> and landslides in a very short time and provide real time information to disaster response authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), has used drones to reach out to the people trapped in the floodwaters in lowerAssam, with relief. 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