Mobile vans to create awareness on COVID-19 vaccination in Nagpur launched
A multimedia exhibition is being organised in 36 districts of Maharashtra by 16 vans and awareness is being created among the people about COVID-19 vaccination campaign and Atmanirbhar campaign
The Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pune and the Field Outreach Bureau, (FOB) Nagpur have launched an exhibition on multi-purpose mobile vans in various talukas of Nagpur district to create awareness on COVID-19 vaccination and Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Union Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari flagged off the mobile van at his residence on Wardha Road in Nagpur. Nikhil Deshmukh, Assistant Director, ROB Pune, Shashin Rai, Assistant Director PIB, Nagpur, Hansraj Raut, Field Publicity Officer, FOB, Kolhapur, District Information Officer Praveen Take, Media Coordinating Officer Anil Gadekar were present on this occasion.
The initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, ROB, Pune. It is supported by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the Department of Health, Government of Maharashtra. Under this initiative, a multimedia exhibition is being organised in 36 districts of Maharashtra by 16 vans and awareness is being created among the people about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign and Atmanirbhar campaign through performances by cultural troupes. Under this, the campaign is being run by the FOB Nagpur through a 10-day multi-media exhibition in villages situated in various talukas of the Nagpur district.
The objective of this campaign is to disseminate information about vaccination, various initiatives under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the safety rules regarding the prevention of COVID-19 among the citizens of Nagpur district. Clarifications about the misconceptions and rumours about vaccination, the government’s efforts to build a self-reliant India will be made known to the people through these mobile media exhibitions.
Awareness messages will be conveyed to the people by live performances by the artists of cultural troupe deployed in mobile vans. The Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Nagpur, District Collector’s Office, District Health Department and District Information Office are being involved in spreading public awareness about this campaign in Nagpur District.
For the success of this campaign under the guidance of Prakash Magdum, Director, ROB, Pune officials of ROB Pune and FOB Nagpur are taking efforts. Nikhil Deshmukh, Assistant Director ROB Pune, Hansraj Raut, Field Publicity Officer, Kolhapur, Sanjay Tiwari, Field Publicity Assistant Sanjeevani Nimkhedkar, G Naresh and Rangdhun Kalamanch, Nagpur and their team members are working hard for the success of the execution of this campaign.
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