Mayor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Anamika has written a letter to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal requesting him to include centres of SDMC in the third phase of Covid vaccination so that people above 18 years are vaccinated.
The Mayor, in a letter said that there were 52 approved vaccination centres in SDMC for vaccinating people of 45 years and above age.
Now, with the decision of the Government of India to cover all the population who are 18 years and above under vaccination drive, the need of the hour was to start vaccination drives at maximum places.
However, the Delhi Government has reduced the number of vaccination centres in SDMC from 52 to 47 and vaccination at these centres have been restricted for the population whose age is 45 years and above, she said.
Mayor has highlighted that the SDMC has 101 health units, 450 schools and 100 community centres where vaccination drives can be undertaken.
“These units are spread evenly in 104 wards of SDMC and can cater to the total population of South Delhi. It is, therefore, requested that necessary instructions may be provided to the Delhi Government to start a vaccination drive at all centres of SDMC so that the total population of South Delhi can be covered under vaccination drive at the earliest,” she added.