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Work underway to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 41 destinations across India: AAICLAS official
IMT News Desk
3 years ago
Work underway to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to 41 destinations across India: AAICLAS official
IMT News Desk
3 years ago
A total of nine lakh doses of the vaccine are being planned to be delivered in four big cities of Madhya Pradesh — Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior — in the first phase
A senior official of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Co Ltd (AAICLAS) said the work to deliver two crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 41 destinations across the country from Pune by January 8 is underway. On the sidelines of a programme in Indore, AAICLAS Chief Operating Officer K Selvakumar said, "In the first phase, two crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are to be delivered from Pune to 41 destinations across the country with the help of more than 100 flights." This delivery is planned till January 8.
Selvakumar was in Indore to attend the inauguration ceremony of a new international air cargo terminal at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport.
Selvakumar said a total of nine lakh doses of the vaccine are planned to be delivered in four big cities of Madhya Pradesh — Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior — in the first phase.
Without specifying the destinations, Selvakumar said the arrangements would be made at the respective airports for the delivery in such a way that the vaccines were loaded into the trucks within seven minutes, keeping the cold chain intact.
Talking about COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, he said over 100 flights would be operated to deliver the vaccines across the country and each aircraft would be loaded with 1,800 kg of vaccines.
Selvakumar said, "The vaccine will be kept in a special gel packing to maintain the set temperature. The gel will maintain the proper temperature for 24 hours."
The vaccine will need to be administered to the person concerned within 24 hours of being packed.
He said, "The distance between Kashmir to Kanyakumari can be covered by air in four hours."
There will be coordination between different government departments for vaccination. So, there will be no problem in getting the vaccine administered within the timeframe.
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