In the wake of the second pandemic wave, around 25 per cent of the business of the retail side across categories has been lost and this is going to impact the mall owners as well, according to Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) Chairman Mukesh Kumar.
Whitefield society conducts ‘drive-in’ vax drive
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
As many resident welfare associations are organising
vaccination drives, a
gated community in Whitefield organised the first ‘drive-through’ vaccination drive on their campus. People came in their cars, got injected, and drove away.
The gated community, Palm Meadows in Ramagondanahalli, organised their vaccination drive for recipients above the age of 45.
Ram Ramakrishnan, a freelance consultant and the vice-president of Palm Meadows Owners’ Association Management Committee said that they had conducted a walk-in vaccination drive earlier for the members of their community.
“Even one asymptomatic person at the vaccination camp puts everyone else at the risk of getting infected. So, we came up with drive-through vaccination as a contactless alternative. We took the details of every one, and their details were shared with a private hospital. Then, we issu
Use mall space for faster vaccination, owners tell Government
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With their social infrastructure, safe parking facilities, and training rooms, malls can provide ample room for large vaccine camps, Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) – which represents more than 1,650 malls including at least 650 malls of more than 100,000 sq ft across the country – said in a letter to state governments.
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A leading association of shopping mall operators has written to state governments to utilise mall infrastructure across the country to organise vaccination camps to help accelerate the vaccination drive that has opened for 18-plus citizens from May 1.