Palghar: Palghar district administration of Maharashtra has used a drone to deliver doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccine to a remote village situated in a rugged area on an experimental basis. ) have used. A top official of the administration gave information in this regard.
Dr Manik Gursal, the District Magistrate who coordinated the experiment, said that this experiment, which was conducted successfully on Thursday, is probably the first of its kind in the state. A statement issued by the district administration on Friday said, “As part of the exercise, a consignment of 300 vaccines was transported from Jauhar to Jaap village. The task, which could have taken more than 40 minutes, was completed in just nine minutes. The vaccines were delivered to the local public health centre.”
I congratulate the officials and staff of the Public Health Department and the Palghar District Administration for successfully making vaccines available to remote areas of Palghar through drones.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) December 17, 2021
An official said that the distance between these two places is about 20 kilometers. District Health Officer Dr Dayanand Suryavanshi said that this was possible with the help of private companies. He said, “This will have far-reaching consequences in the vaccination campaign as the dose can now be easily delivered to the homes of villagers who find it difficult to reach the vaccination centres. It will also help in clearing the misconceptions related to vaccination from the minds of the people to some extent.”