Around 95 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been handled by the airports managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) till now, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
The AAI, which works under the Civil Aviation Ministry, owns and manages over 100 airports across India.
India has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus infections even as hospitals in several states are reeling under a severe shortage of vaccines, oxygen, drugs, equipment and beds.
The AAI s statement said its airports are jointly working with airlines, various state administrations and other stakeholders so that there is no time wasted in unloading of vaccine consignments and they are handed over to state health department in the shortest possible time to maintain the cold chain.
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More than 2,000 people have been inoculated against COVID-19 in the last three days at a vaccination camp of the Guwahati airport, said the Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday.
TruJet gets AP govt nod for viability funding
May 05, 2021
Regional carrier to continue Chennai-Kadapa-Vijayawada and Vijayawada-Kadapa-Chennai routes for one more year
Regional carrier TruJet has secured Andhra Pradesh Government nod for viability gap funding (VGF) to continue its Chennai- Kadapa-Vijayawada and Vijayawada-Kadapa-Chennai routes for one more year starting from May 1, 2021.
The State Cabinet approved a move to provide about ₹20 crore per year as VGF by the State government.
An MoU was signed between Government of Andhra Pradesh, Airports Authority of India and the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2016 for implementation of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Following this, Trujet Airlines is operating at Kadapa Airport.
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The government signalled that it is looking to use drones in its battle against the raging Covid-19 pandemic by granting two exemptions to conduct experimental drone deliveries of vaccines. However, actual deliveries to citizens are some time away.
“This is an experiment in a defined airspace and not actual delivery (of vaccines) to citizens. Actual vaccine delivery is at least a year away,” said a senior government official. “It may not be prudent to rush this through considering the risks to public safety, national security and privacy.”
The official added that Covid-19 vaccine deliveries would become possible only after conducting long-range drone experiments, analysing the test results, introducing draft guidelines, inviting public feedback and introducing legislation.