LUCKNOW: The
Aishbagh Eidgah
, which happens to be the biggest in Lucknow, will convert into a
vaccination centre
from Thursday, making it the first such religious establishment in the city to double up as a site where people will get vaccine shots, apart from hospitals.
Identified as a
vaccination
centre by the government, a dry run of the process took place at the Eidgah on Wednesday.
Beneficiaries from all age groups starting 18 years with due online registration will be given the vaccine from 12 pm onwards from Thursday. Walk in vaccination will not be entertained.
Officials of
Islamic Centre of India
housed within the Eidgah complex, will help people with their online registrations.
“The capacity at the centre for beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years of age is 150 per day and for those above 44 years of age is 250 a day. Vaccination will, however, depend on registrations made in advance and people can select the Eidgah as their choice of centre on the online CoWin portal,” said spokesperson Maulana Sufiyan Nizami.
“Some people will be present to aid those who will not be able to register online themselves,” he added.
It was after the Eidgah authorities headed by Imam of the Eidgah Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali expressed their willingness to support the administration in Covid management and care, that the Eidgah was chosen as a vaccination centre.
Clerics said that the step will create awareness about vaccination further and lessen the general lack of trust in Muslim population especially the illiterate people in the vaccination process.
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