Rajasthan: Covid Vaccine Vials Thrown Away, Burnt And Buried, Says Report; State Govt Denies Vaccine Wastage
by Swarajya Staff - Jun 3, 2021 11:40 AM
Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan Congress official Facebook page)
While the Rajasthan government is denying allegations of vaccine wastage, local media reports portray a different picture.
Recently, a report in
Dainik Bhaskar claimed wastage of around 500 vials of Covid-19 vaccine from 35 vaccination centres of eight districts in Rajasthan which sparked a row.
Bhaskar in a new report has claimed that vaccine vials have also been found buried in the state.
Thereafter, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday (31 May) asked the state s Health Minister Raghu Sharma to optimise vaccine utilisation and reduce avoidable wastage citing the media report.
In order to achieve the "Har Ghar Jal" goal, the Central government has given a Rs 3,410.61 crore grant to Gujarat under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for 2021-22, out of which the first tranche of Rs 852.65 crores has been .
The Buxar administration on Tuesday confirmed it retrieved bodies of 71 suspected Covid victims from the Ganga
The bodies were ‘respectfully disposed of’ after collecting DNA samples, officials said
The bodies are suspected to be of Covid-19 patients who were dumped in the river, revealing the scale of Covid crisis in the country.
District Magistrate of Ghazipur MP Singh is reported to have said that an investigation has been initiated to figure out where the bodies have come from. “Our officers are present on the spot and an investigation is underway. We are trying to find out where they have come from,” Singh said.