Team News Riveting
New Delhi, October 21
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ministry of Culture is illuminating 100 Monuments in Tri-color across the country as India achieved the landmark milestone of administrating 100 crore COVID vaccinations in one of the World’s largest and fastest vaccination drive.
The illumination is taking place as a mark of respect and gratitude to the corona warriors— vaccinators, sanitation staff, paramedical, auxiliary workers, police personnel–who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against pandemic.
The 100 monuments being lit up in Tri-color include UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It include the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and QutbMinar 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.
The 100 monuments have been lit in Tri-Color on the night of 21st October 2021.
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.
