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The industry gave example of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar for conducting their first ‘Drive Through’ vaccination drive at malls.
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Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) has urged state governments to utilise mall infrastructure to carry out vaccination drive to curb the spread of Covid 19.
“This move will help accelerate the government’s efforts in carry out such an exercise that will eventually benefit the larger cause of ‘Break the chain.’ Malls are social infrastructure with ample safe and hygienic parking space, training rooms and can be utilized as vaccination camps,” SCAI said in a statement.
Shopping malls offer to double up as vaccination centres nationally
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 08:04 PM IST
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The Mumbai civic authorities have already converted one of its unused parking lots into a drive-through vaccination centre, where car owners have to pay parking charges of Rs 60 for the vehicle.
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Shopping malls, which are currently shut in a majority of places because of localised lockdowns, on Friday offered to double up as vaccination centres to accelerate government efforts at giving jabs to all the people. In a statement, the Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) said the civic body of the satellite city of Navi Mumbai has decided to conduct drive-through vaccination drive at one of the malls under its jurisdiction and pitched for an emulation of the same.
Shopping centres’ association urges state governments to use malls for vaccination drives
May 07, 2021
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The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation recently conducted its first ‘Drive Through’ vaccination drive at Seawoods Grand Central and Inorbit Mall
In a bit to complement the government’s efforts to speed up inoculation of eligible citizens, the Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) has urged state governments across the country to use shopping centres or malls to carry out vaccination drives.
The industry body said it firmly believes this move will help accelerate the government’s efforts and eventually help in breaking the chain of the virus. Malls are social infrastructure with ample safe and hygienic parking space, training rooms, etc., and can be utilised as vaccination camps, it added.
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