Bhakra Beas Management Board gets 15K persons vaccinated

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 21

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) here has vaccinated over 15,000 persons, including its employees, against Covid-19.

The number includes 9,097 employees and their dependents above 45 years of age, 1,139 employees between 18 to 45 years of age and 4,839 residents of areas adjoining various BBMB stations.

“To safeguard its workforce, which has the responsibility for maintain essential services of supplying water and power to states in the region, the BBMB is conducting massive vaccination drive at its project stations and sub-stations,” said a spokesperson.

Besides several camps in Chandigarh, other stations where vaccines are being administered include Nangal, Sunder Nagar, Talwara, Dear, Slapar Panipat and Bhiwani.

The BBMB is also treating Covid patients at its hospitals in Nangal, Sundernagar and Talwara. All these hospitals have been equipped with sufficient supply of oxygen and other essential medicines.

Employees of the BBMB have also been providing food and other essential items to the needy during these difficult times.