Makes several Guinness World Records…
On Tuesday, Thousands of drones in Andhra Pradesh created various formations in the sky including the national flag, Lord Buddha, an airplane, and a drone itself.
It was the largest drone show. It was organised as part of Amaravati Drone Summit 2024, at Punnami Ghat on the banks of River Krishna.
Five viewing spots were set up for thousands of visitors who gathered by the river bank to witness the drone display and a light show.
The largest drone show created five Guinness World Records under the categories - Largest Planet Formation, Largest Landmark Creation, Largest Plane Formation, Largest Flag Display, and Aerial Logo Display.
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu joined the drone show.
Congratulating the organizers and participants, he wrote, “This is the dusk that marked the dawn of the drone era in Andhra Pradesh, with the future hovering right above us - and it's looking bright!”
CM Naidu aims to build Amaravati the drone capital of India and Andhra Pradesh a centre for drone innovation.
At the Amaravati Drone Summit 2024, CM Naidu addressed drone manufacturers and enthusiasts and shared with them a vision for drone tech in Andhra Pradesh.
In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “To facilitate the growth of the drone industry, I have announced 300 acres of land at Orvakallu in Kurnool District.
We aim to train 35,000 drone pilots and scale up indigenously developed, cost-effective drone applications.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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