The Delhi airport has dedicated separate pathways for fast movement of vaccine carrying trucks.
New Delhi:
Though the Indian drug regulator DCGI is yet to give an emergency-use authorisation for any COVID-19 vaccine, the country s largest airport in Delhi is gearing up to handle distribution of lakhs of vials under Project Sanjivani as early as next month.
On Tuesday, Delhi Airport Chief Executive Officer Videh Kumar Jaipuriya said they have been in touch with the government, and as per government indications, we should be ready for distribution sometime in January .
Talking to NDTV, Mr Jaipuriya said specific sections of the cargo terminal at Delhi s Indira Gandhi International Airport have been allotted for the storage and transportation of the temperature-sensitive vaccines.
Delhi International Airport has storage capacity of 27 lakh vaccines, confirms CEO
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Delhi Airport holds capacity for 27 lakh vaccines
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Delhi International Airport has storage capacity of 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccines, confirms CEO ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 16:59 IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): There is a storage capacity of 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccines at any point at the Delhi Airport, said Videh Jaipuriar, CEO, Delhi International Airport Ltd on Tuesday adding that both cargo terminals of Delhi Airport are equipped with cool chambers to handle the vaccines.
Speaking to ANI about the COVID-19 vaccine storage capacity at Delhi Airport, Jaipuriar said, We have a storage capacity of 27 lakh vaccines at any given point for Delhi Airport. So, we can distribute 54 lakhs vials, if we are able to complete two rotations in a day.