India: ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tricolor to celebrate 100 crore vaccinations

Delhi, October 21: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Ministry of Culture is illuminating 100 Monuments in tricolour across the country as India achieved the milestone of administrating 100 crore COVID vaccinations in one of the World’s largest and fastest vaccination drives.

The illumination is taking place as a mark of respect and gratitude to corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly to the fight against the COVID pandemic.

India: ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tricolor to celebrate 100 crore vaccinations
Humayun’s Tomb

India: ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tricolor to celebrate 100 crore vaccinations

India: ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tricolor to celebrate 100 crore vaccinations

The 100 monuments in India that have been lit up in Tricolour include UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and Qutb Minar in Delhi, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Konark Temple in Odisha, MamallapuramRath 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.

To express gratitude towards 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 humankind the 100 monuments will remain lit in Tri-Color on the night of 21st October 2021 as India achieved the landmark 100 crore vaccination mark.


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Vaccination played an important role in controlling the spread of the virus and halting the third wave and by administrating 100 crore COVID vaccine doses India becomes the only country along with China to be in the billion-dose club.