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Ghaziabad: Residents and RWA members of Pratap Nagar in Ghaziabad on Thursday staged a protest against one of the gates of their society between the police line and Pratap Nagar area that was closed by police citing Covid-19 threat to police personnel. Residents said that the stretch meets Hapur road but with cops closing it, it takes around 20 minutes to reach Hapur road via Avantika. They have to travel an additional 2.5km to reach Hapur road.
Residents also alleged that during the protest, the police misbehaved with them. Through their protest, which started around 9am and continued till 12noon, the residents demanded the road be opened, else they would sit on a hunger strike.
Ghaziabad: After “workplace” and “guardian special” vaccination centres, the district administration has now planned to open two special inoculation booths for women.
The sites will open next week and residents will have to book slots online before getting the jabs. According to officials, 200 people would be vaccinated at each centre daily. While one booth will be in trans-Hindon area, the other will be in city area. The exact date and location for the booths are yet to be decided, officials said. Meanwhile, residents welfare associations have been asked to prepare lists of domestic staff employed in housing societies so that they can be inoculated at the special booths, a senior health official.