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Patna, 26 November (HS). AVPL International will set up a drone manufacturing unit in Bihta, an industrial area of Bihar. This will not only provide employment to the local people, but by manufacturing 24,000 drones every year, this unit will provide direct employment opportunities to 10,000 youth in 11 states.
AVPL International will set up a drone manufacturing unit in an area spread over an area of approximately 16,000 square feet in Bihta, an industrial area of Bihar. About Rs 15 crore will be invested in the initial phase of this project. After this, as the demand for drones increases, the investment in this unit will continue to be increased.
Regarding this, Preet Sandhu, Founder and Managing Director of AVPL International, said that this project is not just a drone manufacturing unit, but it is a big step towards empowering the local communities of Bihar, capacity building and promoting drone entrepreneurship. .
The drones produced from this AVPL drone manufacturing unit will help in improving agricultural practices, thereby optimizing crop management, increasing yields and reducing costs using precision agriculture technologies.
AVPL drone manufacturing unit will provide benefits of drone technology not only to Bihar but also to states like West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, where technological solutions can significantly improve agricultural productivity. Can increase.
Abhay Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Bihar, has also mentioned the interest shown by many companies in investing in this sector recently. He said that the state government is expecting an investment of more than Rs 1,000 crore for the development of Bihar IT sector, while till now an investment of Rs 650 crore has been received in the IT sector, in which the drone industry has also shown its interest in the IT sector of Bihar. Has been. This investment can increase employment in Bihar and surrounding areas by 70 percent, in which 40 percent direct and 30 percent indirect employment will be created.