After locally manufacturing ventilators, the National Radio and Telecommunication Centre (NRTC) has developed agricultural drones, which will be used to combat locust swarms that have infested the country.

“Pakistan's drone technology is among the most modern in the world,” said Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in a tweet post, while sharing video footage of the drone.

“The manufacture of agricultural drones will be an important milestone for which initial preparations have begun,” added Fawad.

The development of these agricultural drones could prove crucial for the country already batting the locust epidemic. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) informed that locusts are destroying crops in 61 districts in Pakistan.

According to NDMA, 31 districts of Balochistan, 11 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12 of Punjab, and seven of Sindh’s districts are under locusts attack.

It is pertinent to mention that just days ago Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the facility of country’s first-ever indigenously made ventilators at National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) in Haripur.

The locally manufacturing of portable ventilators named ‘SafeVent SP100’, having the FDA/CE approval as an economical and reliable ventilator in terms of usage and safety.