Flipkart launches Project Nanjunda to safeguard delivery staff

Leading e-commerce platform Flipkart  has launched a new program called “Project Nanjunda” to ensure the safety of of their field executives or “Wishmasters”,

“Over the days following the demise of Wishmaster Nanjunda Swamy, our teams have worked relentlessly to deliver this feature in less than a month in order to ensure our field staff is safe while on their delivery trips,” said Nitin Seth, Chief Operating Officer, Flipkart, in a statement.

The Wishmasters’ mobile phones will be equipped with an app that features an SOS button, called “Nanjunda”.

During an emergency, a field executive can trigger an SOS by pressing the “Nanjunda” button which sends SMS and email notifications, alerting the hub-in-charge and nearest field executives.