Civil Aviation DG grants Type Certification to Hyderabad-based Marut Drones

Hyderabad, Dec 28 (KNN) India’s leading drone manufacturer “Marut Drones” have received the Type Certification approvals from the Director General of Civil Aviation for their extensively tested and robustly designed multi-utility agricultural drone AG 365.

It is designed and developed for Indian conditions and can be used for multiple purposes giving a higher ROI to the user. AG 365 is extensively tested for more than 1.5 lakhs acres and optimized for performance to be used in agriculture, said a press release.

Further, extensive research is undergone with AG 365 for development of crop specific drone spraying SOPs in collaboration with prestigious agriculture universities and research institutes.

Marut Drones Founder, Prem Kumar Vislawath, said, “With both type certification and RTPO approvals by DGCA, the manual inhumane operations can be easily performed by drone making it safe to the operator.”

“This also creates new job opportunities in rural areas. A drone entrepreneur using this drone can earn anywhere between Rs 40,000 to Rs 90,000 enabling him to work at comfort of his home making a positive impact on farmers,” he said.

Having been awarded type certificate for AG 365 model, Drone is now eligible for Rs 10 lakh unsecured loans from the Agri Infrastructure Fund at a minimal 5-6 per cent interest. Further, a 50-100 per cent subsidy can be availed from the Government of India.

The made-in-India kisan drone - AG 365 have been developed particularly for agricultural purposes to reduce crop loss, lower agro chemical usage, better yield and profits to the farmers.

In addition, Marut Drones have been accorded RPTO approvals which enables training and capacity building of drone pilots focused on safe agriculture operations, repair and maintenance.

Marut Drones is partnering up with major universities to enable drone pilots with highest quality training and with this, it sees a vision of development of 2 lakh drone entrepreneur in countryside.  (KNN Bureau)