New Delhi: India has achieved the landmark milestone of administering 100 crore Covid vaccinations to its people.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ministry of Culture illuminated 100 monuments in the colors of the Indian flag across the country on Thursday to celebrate the landmark.
This was also a way to express gratitude towards the corona warriors — vaccinators, sanitation staff, paramedical, auxiliary workers, police personnel etc., who have worked beyond their call of duty to help the country face the pandemic effectively and for their selfless services to the humankind.
The 100 monuments lit up in Tricolor included Unesco World Heritage Sites — the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and Qutub Minar in Delhi, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Konark Temple in Odisha, Mamallapuram Rath temples in Tamil Nadu, St. Francis of Assisi Church in Goa, Khajuraho, the forts of Chittor and Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan, the excavated ruins of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar and Dholavira (recently accorded world heritage status) in Gujarat.
India now becomes the only country along with China to be in the billion-dose club.
