"Since these people cannot go to a vaccination centre leaving their business for several hours, we decided to bring the facility to their doorsteps," Hakim told reporters after the inauguration of the programme at Posta Bazaar, the largest wholesale market of vegetables and groceries in the city.
The vaccination on wheels initiative was launched by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday in cooperation with the Health and Transport departments of the West Bengal government.
Updated Apr 29, 2021 · 10:39 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | PTI
Voting for the eighth and final phase of the West Bengal elections began at 7 am and concluded around 6.30 pm on Wednesday. Thirty-five constituencies across the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Kolkata and Birbhum voted in this phase.
More than 84 lakh voters elected from 285 candidates in the fray. A voter turnout of 76.07% was recorded till 6 pm, Election Commission data showed.
The results will be announced on May 2.
Multiple exit polls showed that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress will come back to power in the state. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party will make gains in the vote share.
Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, scheduled to be held on April 29, ended at 6.30 p m on Monday. A total 84,77,728 voters 43,55,835 male, 41,21,735 women and 158 of the third gender are eligible to decide the fate of 283 candidates in Thursday s polling which will be held in six constituencies of Malda, 11 in Murshidabad, seven in Kolkata North and 11 in Birbhum, Election Commission sources said. The polling will be held between 7AM to 6.30PM in 11,860 polling stations, they said. While 11 candidates each have been fielded by Trinamool Congress, BSP and BJP, CPI(M) is contesting in four seats, Congress in three, AIFB in 2 and RSP (1), the EC sources said.