Beneficiaries in 26 villages jabbed in Jalandhar district

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 26

Through an intensive drive carried out in rural areas, beneficiaries of 26 villages in the district have been vaccinated 100 per cent in a span of just five days.

The villages include Daduwal, Lagriyan, Dhinpur, Bhullar, Bhoda, Sherpur, Shampur, Rampur, Tandi, Cholang, Nangal Khurd, Dhudana, Kohja, Jania Dashmesh Nagar, Sidhpur, Nangal Jiwan, Chuhar, Kasampur, Bolina, Saifabad, Bacchowal, Bhattian, Mansurpur, Tarkhanmajra and Jandu Singha.

Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori urged other villages to ensure 100 per cent inoculation to prevent the third wave of the virus. He said only vaccination can tackle the pandemic.

The Deputy Commissioner said it was due to the efforts of healthcare workers and panchayat members that eligible beneficiaries were vaccinated in special camps.

Thori said the administration would also send names of these villages to the state government for issuance of special grant of Rs 10 lakh as announced by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.

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