While speaking at the Advisory Council meeting, the UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore expressed concern over poor COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the union territory.
He said that there are some unfounded apprehensions in the minds of certain people regarding the vaccination. I solicit your support in spreading the correct message in this regard so that all prioritized persons take the vaccines not only to save themselves but also all their near and dear ones and contribute in providing immunity to the nation, he added.
The overall COVID-19 vaccination coverage stands at just 28.7 percent in the city, as per the data of Government of India. Chandigarh is placed at sixth position in the list of worst performing states /UTs in COVID-19 vaccination coverage and is among the list of places having vaccinated less than 40 percent healthcare workers till now.
As per government’s data, 6027 healthcare workers and frontline workers have been inoculated in Chandigarh. On Tuesday, only 431 beneficiaries against the target of 1590 had turned up at ten sites to get a shot of vaccination in the city.
During the meeting which lasted for more than three hours, Badnore informed that the Administration has hired a private consultant to assess the scope of extending the lal dora in the city's village. It was also informed that an India International Centre (IIC) will be developed at the existing site of conference-cum-media centre in the premises of Beant Singh memorial in Sector 42 here. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 4.93 crore and it would include basement, cafeteria, lounge, coffee bat, terrace garden among other features. The work is likely to be completed by June this year.