Jyotiraditya Scindia praises MP student for developing humancarrying drone
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Gwalior Dec 20 IANS Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday met a student Medhansh Trivedi who captured national attention here for developing a humancarrying drone after being inspired by the drone technology of neighbouring country China
Medhansh who studies in class 12 at the Scindia School in Madhya Pradeshs Gwalior has developed a singleseater drone which can carry a person weighing up to 80 kg and sustain flight for nearly six minutes
Union Minister Scindia met Medhansh at his residence in Safdarjung in New Delhi on Thursday and congratulated him for his innovation
The Minister encouraged Medhansh advising him to consider this innovation his launchpad and set a goal for the future
Union Minister Scindia also advised Medhansh to prepare himself for studying in the worlds top institutions and assured all possible help
I met Medhansh Trivedi and congratulated him for his innovation I have assured him of all possible help to ensure his bright future he said
Medhansh claimed to have developed a heavyduty drone able to carry a human being up to 80 kg weight after being inspired by the drone technology of neighbouring country China
He has developed the drone named MLDT 01 at a cost of Rs 35 lakh
It took Medhansh three months to develop the drone
I got the inspiration to make this drone after seeing the drones in China My teacher Manoj Mishra has helped me a lot technically along with motivation to develop the drone Medhansh said in a statement issued from his school
He said that the drone is 18 metres long with equal width and is currently being flown only up to a height of 10 metres for safety concerns
During the Foundation Day celebrations of Scindia School Union Minister Scindia and ISRO Chief S Somanath also praised Medhansh for developing the humancarrying drone