Preventing power outage a priority

Hyderabad: With the vaccine against Covid-19 expected to be given from January, task force committees in the districts are engaged in putting together the systems in place to see that there are no hitches. One of the most important things that has been listed is about ensuring power supply at all places where the vaccine is stored and delivered.
Though the state has 24-hour power supply, more care is being taken to see that there are no power failures at the primary health centres where the vaccine is being given. The vaccine will have to be stored at a required temperature and the cold storage chain will have uninterrupted power.
Mahbubnagar district authorities identified 8,574 frontline workers to be given the vaccine in the first phase. Additional collector Tejas Nand Lal Pawar asked government departments to create awareness about the vaccine among the public. “The way we create awareness about elections and voting, the availability of vaccine for Covid-19 should also be publicised,” he said. SP Rema Rajeshwari said the police would provide support needed.
Meanwhile, an organisation, Bharat Vikas Parishad, has approached Nagarkurnool district authorities to utilise their services during the vaccination programme. The NGO’s representatives met collector L Sharman.