Against the backdrop of a possible third wave of COVID-19, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has set up 22 new vaccination centres which started from Wednesday, June 16, to speed up the inoculation drive.
This comes in the wake of the Union Government’s announcement that vaccines will be provided free of cost to everyone over the age of 18 from June 21.
The increase in the number of inoculation centre is to ensure that no citizen of Navi Mumbai is deprived of vaccination.
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Moreover, the civic body also stated that the vaccination will be provided free of cost in these vaccination centres started by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar has appealed to the citizens to take note of the fact that the vaccine is completely safe and no one has faced adverse effect.
At present, the NMMC has 34 vaccination centres. Twenty-two new vaccination centres have been set up to make it easier for citizens to get vaccinated near their homes. Moreover, the civic body plans to increase this as required.
Besides, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that it will double the number of vaccination centres in the city starting next week as vaccinations are expected to surge.
List of new vaccination centres:
No | Vaccination Centre | No | Vaccination Centre |
1 | Municipal Corporation School No. 24 Hanuman Nagar | 2 | Municipal Corporation School No. 30 Kopri village |
3 | Municipal Corporation School No. 41 Advali Bhutawali | 4 | Municipal Corporation School No. 36 Koparkhairane |
5 | Municipal Corporation School No. 1 Belapur CBD | 6 | Municipal Corporation School No. 2 Diwale Gaon, CBD |
7 | Municipal Corporation School No. 6 Karave Village | 8 | Municipal Corporation School No. 16 Shivaji Nagar Nerul |
9 | Municipal Corporation School No. 10 Nerul | 10 | Municipal Corporation School No. 12 Sarsole, Kukshet |
11 | Municipal Corporation School No. 15 Shiravane gaon | 12 | Municipal Corporation School No. 29 Juhugaon |
13 | Municipal Corporation School No. 27 Vashi | 14 | Municipal Corporation School No. 74 Sector 2 Koparkhairane, Mahape |
15 | Municipal Corporation School No. 42 Chinchali, Ghansoli | 16 | Municipal Corporation School No. 46 Gothivali, Nocil Naka |
17 | Municipal Corporation School No. 91 Sector 7 Rabada | 18 | Municipal Corporation School No. 55/104 Katkaripada |
19 | Municipal Corporation School No. 49 Airoli | 20 | Municipal Corporation School No. 53 Chinchpada |
21 | Municipal Corporation School No. 52 Digha | 22 | Municipal Corporation School No. 56 Ithanpada |
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